effective date

noun

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

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Combined with absences within the GOP conference and a few fiscal hawk holdouts who are displeased with the work requirements’ effective date and ambiguity over raising the SALT cap, the bill is set up to face a grim fate. Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 15 May 2025 Vera said that Bitcoin miners were paying 2-4x the usual air freight rates to expedite shipments ahead of April 9, 2025, the effective date for the Trump administration’s original reciprocal tariff schedule. Colin Harper, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025 The law includes an exemption for children already receiving treatments before its effective date. Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025 Adherence to the new standard will be voluntary for the first year for existing RJC members, with an effective date of March 31. Lily Templeton, WWD, 24 Feb. 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 6 Jun. 2025.

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