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ensue

[en-soo] / ɛnˈsu /


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Comely young couple moves into new house; high jinks of horror ensue.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

If it does make a bomb, a regional arms race could ensue.

From Slate Jul. 23, 2026

The virus-carrying mosquitoes and the infections that ensue are “part of our local environment and continue to reappear year after year,” Bates-Grubb said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

It’s particularly useful as a contrarian tool when sharp falls can suggest traders are too cautious, and a rally may ensue.

From MarketWatch May 15, 2026

Days of darkness ensue, the switches dead, the grid empty.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Salterelli has seen cases where competing grandmothers both want to be guardians and a custody battle ensues.

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

There’s one enjoyably oddball visual when Passenger Man disrupts a cozy projector-and-canopy movie night in the forest and suddenly the faces of Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn are on trees everywhere as mayhem ensues.

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 2026

A comedy of errors ensues as the pair encounter numerous other famous Amandas including Amanda Holden, Amanda Lamb and Amanda Barrie.

From BBC Mar. 19, 2026

A little banter ensues, making way for the real surprise guests: fellow Olympic hockey champions Megan Keller and team captain Hilary Knight.

From Salon Mar. 6, 2026

Maybe my special skill is “being in lines first,” because the ruckus that ensues, the forty-nine other children trying to find the number of the kid next to him or her?

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle

After the initial dust cloud that followed the collapse of the World Trade Center, months of pollution and lingering dust ensued, causing cancers that thousands of New Yorkers still suffer today.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

A 60-yard passing touchdown immediately ensued on the next possession.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

Despite the drama that has ensued since trade talks between the U.S. and its northern neighbor collapsed last Friday, bank CEOs brushed off the potential fallout during earnings calls this week.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

A messy legal battle ensued, but nearly one year later, it seemed Abrego Garcia had come out on top.

From Slate Aug. 23, 2026

Roosevelt agreed that those issues should be settled in advance, but no action ensued.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Damian McKenzie made a clean break which almost put in Will Jordan, and while the Boks killed the ball from the ensuing breakdown, Eben Etzebeth got up to spoil New Zealand's five-metre line-out.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

The ensuing drama has left the town divided.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

In 2017 researchers coined the term orthosomnia to describe the tendency to chase perfect scores with sleep tracking and the ensuing sleep problems, distress, and anxiety from not receiving a perfect score.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

The outbreak and ensuing drop in foot traffic arrived as the restaurant industry remains locked in a discount war.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

Every major newspaper in the country reprinted the article over the ensuing weeks, though only one, the Courier of New Hampshire, gave it the title that would echo through the ages—“Washington’s Farewell Address.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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