consequence
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One consequence of their negative reaction to rising rates, however, is that their expected future returns go up.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
The most important consequence of 1914 floods: the creation of a county flood control district.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Just before Bannon spoke, democratic socialist Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont told the same crowd that Washington policymakers had not addressed the "potentially catastrophic consequence" of unregulated AI.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
But the day and its aftermath played a defining role, one marked by tragedy, miscalculation and consequence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Lyell had argued that the current landscape of the earth was the consequence of natural forces that had accumulated over millions of years.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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A comparable impact in modern Quebec would have enormous consequences.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
For Hayes, the Texas event is a chance to hear directly from people confronting the physical consequences of the state’s rapid development.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026
The argument is that, generally, these even out over the season, although the Norris case in Madrid had particularly dramatic consequences.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
He has spent years living with the consequences.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Its consequences for the history of science have been, it seems to me, pernicious.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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"The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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