as from

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chiefly British
used to indicate the time or date when something begins
The new law takes effect as from July 1.

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Getting brighter Headlight regulation didn’t emerge from a single incident so much as from a steady mismatch between early motor vehicles and roads still designed for horses and pedestrians. Matthew MacConnell, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026 Increasingly, technology adoption is occurring from the bottom up as much as from the top down. Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026 Spain declared the wildfires a national emergency, and 200,000 people evacuated from the homes in the country as well as from France. Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026 The president received input Wednesday from his partner in this war, Netanyahu, as well as from Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman. Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for as from

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“As from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20from. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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