take effect

Idioms  

1. see in effect, def. 2.

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Example Sentences

They don’t apply to any single-family homes, or to apartments built after the late 1970s, when an earlier version of rent limits first took effect.

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However, interest in stablecoins is expected to climb once the Genius Act takes effect in 2027, as the new guardrails lessen their volatility.

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The Workers Fraud Protection Act, which takes effect Jan. 1, makes it “unlawful to falsely impersonate a union representative” and imposes punitive fines.

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The Supreme Court allowed both cancellations to take effect while the underlying legal challenges proceeded.

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Days after the sanctions took effect, the terminal received its first shipment from Russia in at least five years, according to data from ship-tracking firm Kpler.

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Related Words

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