in effect

Example Sentences

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But the government has appealed, and the ban remains in effect in the meantime.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Kidnapping had occurred before the civil war, but the scale and nature of it changed dramatically after 2014, when Yemen when Yemen in effect fractured under rival governments.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Claude Code tracks its coding mistakes and, in effect, teaches itself how to write better code automatically from simple prompts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 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 result in effect is a cross-section of mountain, which is not a view you get every day, or indeed anywhere else along the Appalachian Trail that I am aware of.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson