in effect

Example Sentences

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A ceasefire deal has been in effect since 10 October 2025.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Though unlike a typical livestream, new technology allows artists to see, hear and respond to the theater audience, in effect turning the local AMC into a virtual concert venue.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

While the possibility remains that hostilities could flare up again in the Persian Gulf, Haefele is adamant that gradual de-escalation is ongoing, citing President President Trump’s assertion that a cease fire is still in effect.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement Monday that the airworthiness directive that grounded the MD-11 remains in effect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Waldseemüller’s world map of 1507, the first to include the name ‘America’, the first to show the New World as, in effect, a new continent, and the first to show antipodes.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton