consequence
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Keeping daylight saving time in effect all year could bring brighter evenings, but new research suggests the change would come with a troubling consequence for American children.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
The bank, an arm of French financial services giant Credit Mutuel in western France, said the attack was "under control" and there would be "no financial consequence" for its clients.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
As a consequence, the note predicted that “the current chop across asset markets will likely persist into 1Q2027.”
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
That’s the consequence of doing your job properly, and that’s okay.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
‘Engine’ and ‘machine’ still have overlapping meanings as a consequence of Descartes’ influence on the English language.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Serhant argued that the system has become an obstacle to moving, with consequences that have developed over many years.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026
This difference has important consequences for how long marine snow remains intact.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026
"At this stage, the potential consequences for France remain highly uncertain," said Meteo-France.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
But she added it was important that the government's deal is implemented in a way that "avoids unintended consequences for established product descriptions which consumers clearly understand as referring to a flavour".
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
That was the problem with money: What people did with it had consequences, but they were so remote from the original action that the mind never connected the one with the other.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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