in effect
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, SpaceXAI, Meta and the Chinese companies proliferating open-source models—free for anyone to run on their own hardware—have in effect already kicked off that price war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
A bloc of officials never thought the last two reductions were warranted, and some will now argue, in effect, for undoing them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
If Burnham remains the only candidate, he could in effect hold a hustings all by himself.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
The order remains in effect until a hearing scheduled for July 24.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Fischer, in effect, had honored the country of Iceland by playing there in 1972, and now he was in trouble.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
