repercussion
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"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
Fortunately for me, the repercussion of my outburst was digging through a dumpster.
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2023
The repercussion track for the Alamo kid started to play, and I stifled a yawn.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Vocabulary lists containing repercussion
"All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury
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