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The new time limits and usage blocks are due to take effect immediately.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

He said the ban would take effect immediately and that he intended to bar other outlets from entry in the future.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

The new exemptions will take effect beginning Jan. 1, 2028, and apply to qualifying cars manufactured before the 1981 model year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Saylor’s injunction is temporary, and it does not mean that some version of the rule will never take effect.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Galileo accepted, even though the increase in salary would only take effect from the following year, and even though it would commit him to burdensome teaching duties.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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