in effect

Example Sentences

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A ceasefire deal has been in effect since 10 October 2025.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Though unlike a typical livestream, new technology allows artists to see, hear and respond to the theater audience, in effect turning the local AMC into a virtual concert venue.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement Monday that the airworthiness directive that grounded the MD-11 remains in effect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

The Health Department, they argued, has no authority to issue what are, in effect, zoning regulations.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026

That social structure is ideal for domestication, because humans in effect take over the dominance hierarchy.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond