in effect

Example Sentences

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STV's news service is, in effect, subsidised by the rest of the schedule.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

He recalls his family going on long trips disguised, in effect, as an ordinary family, and the emotional toll this took on him.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

But Treasury chief Bessent insisted the ceasefire remained in effect.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Gale warnings are in effect this weekend for outer waters, the inner waters along the Central Coast and the Santa Barbara Channel, forecasters said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

And in effect the sultry darkness into which the students now followed him was visible and crimson, like the darkness of closed eyes on a summer’s afternoon.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley