in effect
Example Sentences
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This tech would allow artists on a remote stage to see, hear and respond to the theater audience, in effect turning your local cinema into a stadium, the companies said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
These labels specify indications for which the patents on a branded drug have lapsed, but exclude indications for which patents are still in effect.
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
People in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, and Libya, by pushing for democracy, are arguing, in effect, for the right to argue.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
