consequence
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The bank, an arm of French financial services giant Credit Mutuel in western France, said the attack was "under control" and there would be "no financial consequence" for its clients.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
Keeping daylight saving time in effect all year could bring brighter evenings, but new research suggests the change would come with a troubling consequence for American children.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
Another point Privorotsky makes is that if the expansion of future compute is constrained, then the value of existing, energized compute rises as a consequence.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
That’s the consequence of doing your job properly, and that’s okay.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
In consequence, a couple of dozen harmless people had to make lengthy, pointless detours by road before they could resume their long hike.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
Further declines would have wide-ranging financial and economic consequences amid the massive AI spending, much of it fuelled by companies taking on huge amounts of debt.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
BBC Verify has looked at its role in the campaign and examined the potential consequences for the AI industry.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
The trend may have had some startling consequences this week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
The results revealed that the body uses the same molecular system both to call immune cells into action and to protect healthy tissue from the consequences.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
Her hair was short, cut above her shoulders, as one of those consequences.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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