consequence
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The criticism surrounding Fire Point has had at least one tangible consequence, she acknowledges: some projects with foreign partners were delayed for several months for additional compliance procedures.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
“It was a consequence of trying to move quickly.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Lacy laughs about it now, as a consequence of just how haywire that time was — for him, and everyone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
The actual policy consequence of this will have to reckon with rising global energy prices, pressure on household budgets, and some impatience from North Sea energy interests to pump more oil and gas.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
As a consequence of the vanishing point, artists found themselves living simultaneously in two incommensurable worlds.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Yet, by our own doing, Washington is suffocating in the consequences of our own inaction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
As long as both of you fully understand the consequences, your plans don’t sound unfair.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
"Dietary habits in early life can have lasting health consequences," said senior study author Vasanti Malik, Sc.D.,
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
Yampolskiy worries that the next time this happens — which it will — the consequences could be more dire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Pitching a song in the wrong range can have significant negative consequences on a child’s musical self-esteem.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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