in effect

Example Sentences

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Gale warnings are in effect this weekend for outer waters, the inner waters along the Central Coast and the Santa Barbara Channel, forecasters said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

But Boro argue that it is unfair that they are now, in effect, locked out of the process.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

The GOP legislation known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which was signed into law in 2025, created a temporary federal income-tax deduction for tips, in effect from 2025 to 2028.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

But Uthmeier insisted that hidden in this guarantee is, in effect, a prohibition against the donation of genetic material.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

The snowbank had, in effect, returned to being a silent snowbank.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el