consequence
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Rodriguez sees those tensions as a consequence of a much larger and complex history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
As a consequence, it is less easy to divine what they want—or what they’re likely to want in the future.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
“The only consequence is that people might yell at me online.”
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
They have been levelled at Premier League football clubs Arsenal and Aston Villa as a consequence of sponsorship deals with Rwanda.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
“This is the consequence, you see, Madam, of marrying a daughter,” said Elizabeth.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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Fearing the potential consequences, Stupnikov didn’t go through with it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
And in a setting where a mistranslated word can mean the difference between an accurate diagnosis and a dangerous mistake, the consequences can be severe—or even deadly.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
"They might just start using them without thinking about the consequences or what effects it may have on them."
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
To study the consequences of these abnormalities, Cimini's team manipulated diploid cancer cells so they would duplicate their chromosomes without completing cell division.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
But he fully understood the consequences of his landmark experiment: “The problem bristles with implications....This is something that has long been the dream of geneticists.”
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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