take effect
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The Fed should give the increase time to take effect before determining how much additional restraint is necessary, Rick says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● 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
The agency’s so-called innovation exemptions take effect immediately and last for five years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The regulatory change must first go through a review to ensure it adheres to state law before it can take effect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
It was not polite; nor strictly true, for the sale of Bag End did not take effect until midnight.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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