de facto
Example Sentences
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A de facto ceasefire in the war had existed for years, with Saudi Arabia providing funding for Yemeni state employees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Growth was limited, however, as production in OPEC’s de facto leader, Saudi Arabia, was constrained by threats to its key export routes, while a U.S. naval blockade strangled Iranian shipments from the Persian Gulf.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
After communism’s fall, people all over Albania received titles to the property where they lived, once the land was not all de facto owned by the state.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
For much of August, when a frayed de facto ceasefire was in effect, U.S. forces did not respond with high-end missiles when Iran attacked oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
The oohing and aahing people express toward the inky-eyed panda have made the bear not only an international sensation—but the de facto symbol of China itself.
From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh
