How to Use take effect in a Sentence

take effect

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  • The change will take effect at the start of the 2027-28 school year.
    — Ben Szalinski, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • But for either initiative to take effect, both needed to pass.
    — Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • The case was the first to be ruled on under a copyright law that took effect at the start of 1978.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2026
  • What happens to you, your family, or your community if this provision takes effect?
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • Still, the order took effect midweek, leading into a holiday weekend.
    — Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
  • Before the state's law could take effect in January, a federal judge blocked enforcement.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • NetChoice didn’t respond to requests for comment on the requirement before and after the law was supposed to take effect.
    — Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 1 July 2026
  • Tuesday’s ruling means the regulations cannot take effect unless the decision is overturned on appeal.
    — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
  • The law now won't take effect until at least July 1, 2027, after being delayed for two straight years.
    — Ben Szalinski, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • The president has defended the measures as necessary to protect the integrity of elections, but both have been blocked by the courts from taking effect.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • Mask ban for law enforcement officers, criminal records sealing and tenant protections are among a host of new measures taking effect.
    — Liam Bowman, Washington Post, 30 June 2026
  • Now that the return-to-office mandate has taken effect, Hamernik says completing his daily three-hour commute four times a week will be a significant strain.
    — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
  • An overhaul of federal student loan rules takes effect on Wednesday, affecting millions of borrowers.
    — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 1 July 2026
  • From cell phone restrictions in schools to tax credits for families and tougher fentanyl penalties, dozens of new Georgia laws are set to take effect July 1.
    — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • Finally, the public comments can help Congress identify a basis for interventions that could block the rule from taking effect.
    — ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
  • That would still exceed enrollment in 2021, when enhanced subsidies took effect, by about 1 million people.
    — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 3 July 2026
  • San Diego officials have been vague about when the new hours, which the Coastal Commission recently approved unanimously, will take effect.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2026
  • The historic housing bill, which took effect Wednesday, was written in hopes of addressing California’s housing crisis.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • The law, which took effect Wednesday, is facing at least four other lawsuits challenging its constitutionality.
    — ABC News, 1 July 2026
  • Idaho school districts are preparing for a host of new laws taking effect July 1 on issues ranging from social transitions to moments of silence and teacher unions.
    — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2026
  • The plan received approval this year from the insurance department for a 29% rate increase for its homeowner dwelling policy that will take effect in October.
    — Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • In 2019, a federal law banning cockfighting took effect in Puerto Rico.
    — Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • The lawsuit targets legislation that took effect Wednesday and bans the sale of pistols that can easily be converted to fully automatic weapons, or machine guns.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
  • Under the law, which took effect immediately after the governor signed it, universities only have to disclose the name of the sole finalist for president to the public.
    — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2026
  • This jump is before summer blend gasoline rules take effect for Metro Detroit, a scenario that usually increases gas prices by 10 to 20 cents a gallon.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • The surcharge, imposed on non-primary residences valued by the city at more than $1 million, was first proposed in April, approved in May and officially took effect this week.
    — Robert Frank, CNBC, 3 July 2026
  • And though a state law banning public sleeping took effect almost a year ago, this summer’s tally of the county’s street-sleeping residents was the highest since August 2022.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
  • Another law taking effect Wednesday applies to self-driving cars operating on California roads.
    — Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
  • The start of a new fiscal year in July often coincides with a pay bump for California’s state employees because that’s when raises, negotiated by unions, tend to take effect.
    — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
  • On July 1, provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act took effect, which, among other things, will put new limits on student loans.
    — Jeffrey Selingo, Time, 2 July 2026

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