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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According to the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, a body established upon the accord's entry into force, 187 countries have signed the CTBT, and 178 have ratified it.
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
Phase one of the agreement came into force in October, facilitating the return of living and dead hostages from Gaza and the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 17 Nov. 2025
The treaty was adopted by the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers in 2011 and came into force in 2014.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 31 Oct. 2025
In comments on Wednesday, Russia’s deputy foreign minister mentioned the New START treaty, an agreement that came into force in 2011, in which the US and Russia pledged to limit their arsenals of nuclear arms.
—Anna Chernova, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
Phase one of the agreement came into force in October, facilitating the return of living and dead hostages from Gaza and the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 17 Nov. 2025
The treaty was adopted by the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers in 2011 and came into force in 2014.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 31 Oct. 2025
In comments on Wednesday, Russia’s deputy foreign minister mentioned the New START treaty, an agreement that came into force in 2011, in which the US and Russia pledged to limit their arsenals of nuclear arms.
—Anna Chernova, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Into force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/into%20force. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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