result
Frequently Asked Questions
- The result was clearly an upset—the favorites lost to a weaker and less experienced team.
- Using cold butter yields better results when making pastry.
- The scandal has resulted in the resignation of three top officials.
Example Sentences
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Multiple state parks are closed as a result of the fires, including Pfeiffer Big Sur and Andrew Molera.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
The result was bubbling, blistering and peeling that appeared just weeks after the renovation was completed.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
"I am optimistic that the report is going to be thorough, will raise criticisms, and will hopefully result in some real change," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
The result suggests that animals may have evolved very different strategies for preventing damaged cells from becoming dangerous.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
It remains unclear how many people will suffer long-term effects from radiation exposure as a result of the Fukushima meltdowns.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
It has, so far, failed to produce results.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
YouTube doesn’t disclose Sunday Ticket subscribers or financial results.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
This results in Carrick's wide men finding themselves with more time and space on the ball.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
But most of the power generated leaves the country and, combined with an ageing grid, that results in frequent outages and sometimes having to import electricity to meet demand.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
On Saturday, June 27, while Haupt was driving his new car to pick up his cardiogram results, the FBI arrested him.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
For the Al-Drimly family, the spark of hope triggered by the photo hasn’t resulted in anything concrete.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
The civil defence directorate said the incident resulted "in two injuries and material damage to a mosque, several buildings, and vehicles".
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
The strike resulted in the first U.S. deaths since an April ceasefire, and exposed the difficulty of protecting U.S. forces even at a heavily defended installation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Coach Sean McVay’s strategy of arriving the day before the game backfired and resulted in a dull performance by a team that features some of the biggest stars in the NFL.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
There was a card featuring a drawing of The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway that resulted in the player losing two turns as you read the book and are bored to death.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
The Chicago rapper, whose given name is Durk Banks, was found not guilty of conspiracy, stalking resulting in death and murder for hire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Smoke resulting from incomplete burning contains dense, lethal concentrations of carbon monoxide.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
When a country has a relative scarcity of younger workers, that country’s technology sector rises to the occasion, resulting in “more labor-saving patents and growing high-tech activity.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
The resulting landslide and tsunami caused eight deaths, according to a reconstruction published in Natural Hazards.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
The invention of grafting was hardly just a matter of some nomad relieving herself at a latrine and returning later to be pleasantly surprised by the resulting crop of fine fruit.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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