de facto
Example Sentences
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In Australia, co-habiting couples who have lived together for two years are legally considered to be in what is known as a "de facto" relationship.
From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026
She said food is still available, but it isn’t always possible to buy it as the governor has imposed a de facto curfew, ordering restaurants and stores to close at 8 p.m.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
He would also become the de facto poster boy of Weiss’s network reinvention.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
Some of these tankers had crossed the perimeter of the US blockade, imposed in mid-April in response to Iran's de facto blocking of the Strait of Hormuz, according to the maritime tracking website TankerTrackers.
From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026
He also invited Hannah Song, his then-boss and de facto guardian, to listen in.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
