take effect
Example Sentences
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After the National Security Law took effect, the newspaper was raided twice and eventually shut down in 2021.
From BBC
The fuel price increases, which took effect on Thursday, caused fares for buses -- the main mode of transport in the Andean country -- to double.
From Barron's
But there’s usually an administrative lag before a payroll change takes effect.
From MarketWatch
Before it took effect in 2014, insurance companies in many states could deny coverage for preexisting conditions.
From Los Angeles Times
Some expect companies that have held back on tariff-related cost increases to pass more of those costs through to buyers via annual price increases taking effect in January.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
