in effect

Example Sentences

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To limit measurement error, the two-person teams were instructed to make decisions independently, so that each of Hollywood’s 30 census tracts would, in effect, be counted twice.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

As a result, the appeal was dismissed, and the earlier order stating that bankruptcy protections didn’t apply to Free Speech Systems or its assets remains in effect.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 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

To do so you have, in effect, to move from monocular vision to binocular vision.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton