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outcome

[out-kuhm] / ˈaʊtˌkʌm /


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In the world of high stakes sporting events where everything and everyone hangs in the balance on outcome and fair play, video replay is essential to getting calls right.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2026

Instead of guiding the market toward the likely outcome of the upcoming meeting, the new Fed chair, Kevin Warsh, has remained silent about the central bank’s plans.

From MarketWatch Jul. 18, 2026

Whether it changed the outcome isn’t knowable, but there’s a reason the press never examines the subject.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

This outbreak seems to be in the sweet spot where a really bad outcome is possible if you get infected, but you’re probably going to be OK.

From Slate Jul. 17, 2026

Then they would use Goldman’s algorithm, and the diagnosis and outcome of every patient treated under the two systems would be compared.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

Manning's earlier research has explored whether digit ratio can provide information about alcohol consumption, outcomes after contracting COVID-19, and oxygen consumption in footballers.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

But public confidence in the courts doesn’t rest on outcomes alone.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

Citing various academic studies, it also said transparency would help prevent "unequal outcomes" when salaries are offered to successful applicants.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Strong El Niños significantly tilt the odds of expected weather outcomes during the winter.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

The relations of businesses to one another in Silicon Valley and on Route 128 are very different, possibly resulting in those different outcomes.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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