result
Frequently Asked Questions
- The result was clearly an upset—the favorites lost to a weaker and less experienced team.
- Using cold butter yields better results when making pastry.
- The scandal has resulted in the resignation of three top officials.
Example Sentences
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According to Associate Professor Somaweera, the most encouraging result involved the three captive-reared crocodiles.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
Consensus forecasts of $1.8 billion in 2030 sales for Etcamah seem unlikely to change as a result of the trial data, they add.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
The majority of student insurance claims are the result of theft, ahead of accidental damage, according to Aviva.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
The election result was too close to call, but it looked increasingly clear that the far-right Sweden Democrats, which first entered parliament in 2010, were en route to lose ground for the first time.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
This was the result of the Swanburne hair poultice that was applied on a regular basis, to repel lice and fleas and encourage healthy scalps, according to school policy.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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The researchers emphasize that the results do not establish that these social factors caused changes in brain tissue.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
In all honesty, I found these results pretty reassuring: The main “contaminant” of concern that CR found was acrylamide, and that’s by far the least worrying thing to find in food.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026
Matejka advised using any market weakness caused by surging oil prices to add to portfolios ahead of likely better trading when companies report their third-quarter earnings results in October and November.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Ramelius held off from providing year-ahead guidance alongside its FY26 results last month, saying it would share its outlook in September alongside an updated four-year plan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Hardly a pas de deux, there was a seesaw of results: wins for Bobby...draws...wins for Reshevsky.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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There have been around 1,300 shark incidents around Australia since 1791, of which more than 260 resulted in death, according to a database of their encounters with humans.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
It was also socially integrated, Mr. White contends, which resulted in “unprecedented contact and commingling” between black and white New Yorkers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
The foreign ministry said the attack resulted in some injuries and damage, which was still being assessed.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
There was no fixed center — the museums, galleries and studios were scattered all over town — which resulted in more play and experimentation, less uniformity, they said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
As expected, the defendants all claimed immunity for the conduct that had resulted in Walter's wrongful conviction.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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“We stand behind both the rigor of our process and the resulting system,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
The Chicago rapper, whose given name is Durk Banks, was found not guilty of conspiracy, stalking resulting in death and murder for hire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
"When we differentiate our engineered stem cells into T cells, essentially all of the resulting cells carry the same receptor and go after the same tumor target."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
Smoke resulting from incomplete burning contains dense, lethal concentrations of carbon monoxide.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
The resulting punch which he took back to the Palace was always interesting and sometimes surprising.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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