de facto

Example Sentences

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Since joining OpenAI, Simo has become its de facto leader, overseeing everything outside of the startup’s research and data-center teams, which report to Altman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

She echoed concerns over the ongoing de facto blockade by Iran of the key Strait of Hormuz, which has driven up global oil prices and left vessels queueing up to enter the energy bottleneck.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Marooned on their own de facto uninhabited island.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Lipacis noted that the difference between Arm and Nvidia, however, is that Nvidia developed its chips and then “fought to become the de facto standard” for GPUs.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

Knowing better came with being the son of the black school principal, who was also Egypt Town’s de facto mayor.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez