effectuate
Example Sentences
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He directed all executive departments and agencies to take steps to “effectuate the withdrawal” of the U.S. from the organizations as soon as possible.
From Los Angeles Times
“The president considers the seizure of the oil tanker as effectuating the administration’s sanction policies,” Leavitt said.
The termination letter from NIH informed DeCarli that his study, with its “artificial and non-scientific categories,” was on the chopping block because it “no longer effectuates agency priorities.”
From Los Angeles Times
The order was signed Thursday by Burgum, giving Tyler Hassen sweeping authority to “effectuate the consolidation, unification and optimization of administrative functions” in the Department of Interior.
From Los Angeles Times
The Supreme Court unanimously agreed with a lower court’s ruling that the federal government must facilitate Abrego Garcia’s return, though justices disagreed with the finding that the feds must “effectuate” his return.
From Salon
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