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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Those gains come from operational transformation as much as from the technology itself. — Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 To prep for the episode, Parekh analyzed battle scenes in films like Saving Private Ryan and Spartacus as well as from the original run of Game of Thrones. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026 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 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 25 Aug. 2026.

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