consequent

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Investors will be watching these figures to gauge how the economy has fared since the start of the war in the Middle East and the consequent spike in energy prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“For example, home building could be delayed because of a reduction in specific skills” resulting in “a consequent increase in unemployment for the remaining workforce.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2025

However, an eye injury and consequent lack of sparring, chaos instigated by his team and tragedy back home in Lancashire all contributed to Fury's demise.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2024

The consequent higher prices, inevitably, fall hardest on those least able to bear the brunt.

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2024

It may well be that some of the findings about diminished reproduction are also linked with interference with biological oxidation, and consequent depletion of the all-important storage batteries of ATP.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson