take effect
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It has yet to specify when the new changes will take effect.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
Eastern hour on MS NOW, succeeding Ana Cabrera, who is leaving the network when its daytime programming changes take effect in June.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026
The amendment will take effect after the June 2026 index review, it said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
In his six-page ruling, McCabria said the plaintiffs had failed to provided evidence of harm should the law take effect.
From Salon • Mar. 16, 2026
On March 3, 1807, Thomas Jefferson signed into law Congress’s ban on the importation of slaves, to take effect January 1, 1808.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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