take effect
idiomatic phrase
1
: to become operative
The new regulations will take effect next year.
2
: to begin producing an expected or intended effect or result
waiting for the drug to take effect
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The new regulations will take effect on October 1, 2024, and provide key clarifications on covered offenses, the FDIC consent application process, and carve-outs that remove certain minor or older offenses from the scope of Section 19.
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Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
The intrigue: Georgia, South Carolina and Texas saw sharper declines than Florida after their bans took effect.
—Yacob Reyes, Axios, 12 Sep. 2024
If just more than a third of members vote against a strike, then the contract takes effect, no matter the results of the ratification vote.
—Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 12 Sep. 2024
The appointments take effect when longtime LCT artistic director André Bishop concludes his 33-year tenure this June, as previously announced.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2024
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Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
The intrigue: Georgia, South Carolina and Texas saw sharper declines than Florida after their bans took effect.
—Yacob Reyes, Axios, 12 Sep. 2024
If just more than a third of members vote against a strike, then the contract takes effect, no matter the results of the ratification vote.
—Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 12 Sep. 2024
The appointments take effect when longtime LCT artistic director André Bishop concludes his 33-year tenure this June, as previously announced.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Take effect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20effect. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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