effectuate
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And so I think that he enjoys that a lot on a personal level, but also on a presidential level as someone who wants to effectuate change.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
It’s meant to effectuate the mandates in both of those constitutional amendments, and those are permanent rights.
From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2025
She directed the federal government “to facilitate and effectuate the return of Plaintiff Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to the United States by no later than 11:59 PM on Monday, April 7, 2025.”
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2025
She added that while "the number of people who have federal offences are very low, a pardon at the federal level doesn't effectuate the kind of record clearance we want to see".
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2023
Under these circumstances, she relies on your influence to adopt such measures as may effectuate their mutual freedom.”
From Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. by Benson John Lossing
“A lot of this is going to have to be effectuated through policy if we want to see this standardized across the labs,” Purser added.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
A White House spokesperson said of the cuts at the time that EI-ISAC’s work no longer effectuated the priorities of the Department of Homeland Security.
From Salon ● May 21, 2026
Most directors exercise this power in a very robust way to make sure the priorities that matter to the American people are the ones being effectuated.
From Slate ● Dec. 9, 2024
“I am gratified by this commitment. However, the university has not yet effectuated this promise, nor has it explained exactly how and when it will do so.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2022
The Great Depression effectuated a sea change in American race relations and party alignment.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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His work continued, along with a few others, thanks to support from Murmur, an organization designed to support labels and industry names, effectuating the commitments made when the Music Climate Pact was signed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
But they’ve argued that the new text, which would treat any person “responsible for regularly providing any services effectuating transfers of digital assets” as brokers is still too expansive.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2021
ISS centers its recommendations around whether the activists have made a compelling case that change is warranted and, if so, which nominees are more likely to succeed at effectuating the change.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2018
"We have had unprecedented success at effectuating the President’s agenda," Sessions said.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2018
His advice was found very good, and for effectuating thereof he brought forth his army into the plain field, and placed the reserves on the skirt or rising of a little hill.
From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 1 by Peter Anthony Motteux
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