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fallout

noun as in consequence

noun as in radioactivity

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For the California delegation, the fallout at home has become impossible to ignore.

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Below, AFP examines the forces available to Washington and Caracas, the strikes the US has carried out, and the diplomatic fallout that has resulted.

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The fallout is bad news for auto makers such as General Motors and Stellantis, which have enjoyed a quota of tariff-free exports to Canada, even though the stocks haven’t reacted much early Friday.

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When the bubble pops, the fallout will be a bit different from the popping of the dot-com bubble, when a large number of shaky companies went bankrupt.

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The fallout is being felt in places like Hays County, Texas, not far from Austin, where ICE apprehended 47 people, including nine children, during a birthday celebration in the early morning of April 1.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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