in effect

Example Sentences

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The alerts are in effect from March 27 through May 6, and haven’t previously been reported.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

It has been blocked by judges across the country and has never been in effect.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

I think it’s good to draw attention to the oil embargo that the U.S. has in effect, but also there is an element to what you did that looked from the outside like disaster tourism.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

The slow speed also gives flight teams the best chance of spotting and stopping any unwelcome movement of what is in effect a mobile skyscraper.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Lincoln’s speech was a political as well as a literary tour de force, and what was really clever about it—not to mention cheeky—was that he used it, in effect, to game the Constitution.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith