effective date

noun

: the day when a law, rule, contract, etc., starts to be used

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But before the browser bill reached its final floor vote, Lowenthal amended it to delay the effective date until 2027 and to add liability protections for browser companies like Google. Calmatters, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025 The effective date of the law occurred on May 7, 2025. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 The September 30 effective date for the fee increases was outlined in a recent notice in the Federal Register. Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025 Records show the school board terminated Reyes, with an effective date of Aug. 11. Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for effective date

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“Effective date.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/effective%20date. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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