in effect
Example Sentences
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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
Shelter-in-place orders were in effect for a few hours.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The Ukrainian air force had warned that the threat of "ballistic weapons and other means of attack against Kyiv and the region remains in effect", and urged residents to remain in shelters.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
He’d done the same to her and Laila, in effect, had he not?
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
