in effect
Example Sentences
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According to the National Weather Service, a high surf advisory is in effect in Catalina, the Santa Barbara islands, the Malibu Coast and all Los Angeles County beaches.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
He misled others by starting to exit a trade minutes or hours after saying he was betting against a stock, in effect doing the “opposite” of what others expected him to do, prosecutors said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
He had said, in effect: “I found this contractor myself. He worked on the pool at my golf club.”
From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026
STV's news service is, in effect, subsidised by the rest of the schedule.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
As Agatha Swanburne herself once remarked, “So many cupcakes, so little time”—an unfortunate mathematical ratio that remains in effect to this very day.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
