consequence
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This is why the most likely consequence of El Niño may be fewer rate cuts rather than immediate rate hikes.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron "holds crisis meeting" and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez warns of the "consequence of climate emergency", the paper reports.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
A consequence of global warming is more frequent heatwaves.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
“It was a consequence of trying to move quickly.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
None of them stepped onto it, as if doing so would have some sort of dire consequence.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
France’s economy picked up in the second quarter, helped by household spending and robust exports as it overcame some of the uncertainty about the course and consequences of the conflict in the Middle East.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
"One of them definitely did, because we have its traces here, and the other was near the Polish border, but it was a very brief signal, so there were no consequences associated with it."
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
This misperception carries profound consequences and is currently rippling through our world, eroding trust, deepening isolation and creating a social environment in which empathy is swiftly becoming an atrophied muscle in desperate need of exercise.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
“Both things are true: I am responsible for what I did. Power does not distribute consequences evenly.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
But he was not such a fool as to think that he could simply free the prince from his bonds and not suffer consequences.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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"The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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