into force
idiom
: into the condition of actually working or operating : into effect
The law came/went into force last year.
The regulations have not yet been put/brought into force.
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The higher levy is due to come into force on Wednesday.
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Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 2 June 2025
In Europe, the EU AI Act came into force in August 2024 and is now rolling out in phases.
—Diana Spehar, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
The law, which was introduced in March by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing government and came into force on Tuesday, now restricts the right to citizenship under jus sanguinis, or descendent bloodline, to people whose parents or grandparents were Italian.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 21 May 2025
Though eventually signed by 187 nations, the treaty never entered into force because the United States and a handful of other key players failed to ratify it.
—William J. Broad, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 2 June 2025
In Europe, the EU AI Act came into force in August 2024 and is now rolling out in phases.
—Diana Spehar, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
The law, which was introduced in March by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing government and came into force on Tuesday, now restricts the right to citizenship under jus sanguinis, or descendent bloodline, to people whose parents or grandparents were Italian.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 21 May 2025
Though eventually signed by 187 nations, the treaty never entered into force because the United States and a handful of other key players failed to ratify it.
—William J. Broad, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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“Into force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/into%20force. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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