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put into effect

verb as in practice

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California’s Independent Redistricting Commission would craft new maps after the next census to be put into effect in 2032.

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The Lady Chief Justice told BBC News NI that "there is a perception amongst some that a suspended sentence is a 'let off', however, it acts as a deterrent measure", adding that there is a sentence "hanging over the offender which will be put into effect if they commit another offence".

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This horrifying state of affairs continued for about three days, until the ceasefire was put into effect.

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It has a led to a scramble, as businesses and political leaders try to get a sense of how big a new tax their products might be facing; and how whatever is announced on Wednesday will interact with other duties, such as those on steel and aluminium, already put into effect by Trump.

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Although the DNC publicly floated a proposal to ban party consultants from engaging in union-busting in response to backlash, they have not since clarified if it was actually put into effect.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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