effectively
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A poorly timed conversion could eliminate deductions worth tens of thousands of dollars, effectively raising your true tax rate far beyond what your bracket suggests.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
They look at sequence, at departures from ordinary practice, at whether the outcome was not just foreseeable but effectively guaranteed.
From Slate • May 8, 2026
Before the Middle East war, around 20 percent of the kerosene consumed in Europe transited through the Strait of Hormuz that has been effectively closed by the conflict.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
But Ukraine's parliament is now considering a bill that would introduce stricter oversight of the surrogacy industry and effectively ban access to foreigners, who make up 95% of the intended parents.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
All we needed to do was sign a few simple documents, effectively clearing the festival organizers of any liability.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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