repercussion

It was hard to contemplate how, even as recently as the 1980s, someone would feel comfortable enough to draw such a disgraceful thing on a government document without fear of repercussion.

From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2025

"I believe that where a venue advertises that they operate Ask for Angela, then there should be some kind of fine or repercussion if they haven't trained all their staff."

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2024

In yet another buttress against the scourge of overwork, Australia’s Senate on Thursday passed a bill giving workers the right to ignore calls and messages outside of working hours without fear of repercussion.

From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2024

Of course, we should do so without feeding into hateful tropes about historically oppressed groups, but we should also recognize when fear of repercussion is being weaponized to silence people.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2023

The repercussion track for the Alamo kid started to play, and I stifled a yawn.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Polling released Sunday by the Angus Reid Institute showed Canadian broadly support Carney's move to walk away from talks, but some have fear of economic repercussions.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

Urging clients to acknowledge the repercussions of their actions also tends to make an impact.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

The board’s recent vote came after it reviewed information about the repercussions and costs of a closure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

This created an ideal environment for touts—one of whom bragged online about making a “good few quid” selling dodgy glasses, unconcerned about repercussions because buyers would “never see me again.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

SABIO, MARIA: Ved, please provide all hypotheticals relative to the following question: What repercussions would occur if Ridge Sabio traveled back in time to Red Knot, Delaware, in the 1990s and arrived safely?

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly