in effect
Example Sentences
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He says those sourcing fake versions are in effect behaving as lab rats without any medical oversight.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Water rationing has been in effect in several municipalities since early August, according to news reports.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
This scheme may not yet be in effect, but it leaves many states in a sort of limbo, including some that are meant to send out ballots as soon as this week.
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026
He asked city attorney Steven Banks if the city’s solution was, in effect, to “put it on the homeowner.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
He ceased, in effect, to be part of mankind.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
