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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When it was reinvented in the 19th century, the result was notably weaker than the Roman kind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
"As a result, the procession cannot go ahead as it was determined."
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Owner Jerry Jones called the game’s result “extraordinarily, extraordinarily disappointing.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
So far, Rodriguez's government and Figuera's team have completed two rounds of talks, with the most tangible result being the release of political prisoners.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
You could panic and tell everyone in this apartment complex, which could start an organized survivalist effort, which could result in the riots you just told me about.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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My scores were combined with the results of a quiz about lifestyle habits to generate my Super Age.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
This year’s results provide yet more evidence that, if you were to pick a mutual fund at random, the odds are high that you will lag a broad-market index fund.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
Nobel peace laureate and opposition leader Maria Corina Machado remains in exile, though she has said she will not interfere and hopes to see concrete results.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Unless a test indicates the very rare but serious Cushing’s syndrome—identified by sustained high cortisol levels—she won’t necessarily need to do anything with the results they show her.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026
Your results will be sent along with Lesson 2 and any supplemental materials.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
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Barrett said these successes resulted from a clear goal with a credible plan and people who believed they could make a difference.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
“This loosening of guidelines, combined with scaled-up immigration enforcement, has resulted in the detention of thousands of parents, many of whose minor children are U.S. citizens,” a recent analysis by the Migration Policy Institute concluded.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
Nineteen times this season, the Rays executed a bunt that resulted in a run crossing the plate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
In another post, the user wrote that “the Rams coaches started banging on the windows for about 30 seconds after the touchdown which then resulted in the Eagles’ fans turning around and chirping back.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
A sequence of twenty coin flips which resulted in ten heads followed by ten tails just one run of heads.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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This exponential move is explained by the record-breaking tanker rates resulting from disruptions to energy shipments in the Strait of Hormuz over the last six months.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
The company has settled several lawsuits resulting from collisions that occurred on autopilot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Central American countries are already grappling with drought, while Asian nations are experiencing severe disruptions to monsoon rains, resulting in damage to crops in both regions.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Researchers must effectively capture a snapshot of that fleeting moment and use the resulting particle patterns to reconstruct the properties of the quark-gluon plasma.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
The only bright spot is, I get Haymitch to hire Hazelle as a housekeeper, resulting in some extra money for her and greatly increasing Haymitch’s standard of living.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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