effected
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The deal will be effected through a court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement under United Kingdom law, requiring a 75% majority vote from Allfunds shareholders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026
The judge said: "The traffic on this occasion was barely crawling and brought to a standstill while the arrests were effected."
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2024
The spokesperson urged all those effected by Hurricane Helene to apply for assistance.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2024
In the end, Musk dictated the Grant’s terms, and the committee effected those wishes.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2024
Children can feel, but they cannot analyse their feelings; and if the analysis is partially effected in thought, they know not how to express the result of the process in words.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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