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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Sung Won Sohn, an economist and a former commissioner at the Port of Los Angeles, said the new tariffs will result in higher U.S. prices on a handful of high-profile goods.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
As a result, the firm has been able to work with “blue chip” sponsors on recapitalizations, she added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
That procedure, they argued, would result in “Christa involuntarily reliving the worst moments of her life, much like traumatized soldiers when they return from a war zone.”
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
Since not everyone can be above average, the net result is that beating the market remains as difficult and elusive as ever.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
The rough exterior was the result of a hailstorm in Oklahoma two weeks ago.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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"Early test results show that once teens set the reminders, more than 90% of them keep them on," the blog post says.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
For anybody betting that the latest results from Nvidia will help get the AI trade back on track, the relatively cheap options prices present an attractive opportunity.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Bank of Nova Scotia notched a rise in third-quarter earnings, driven by strong results across its business lines that included a record result from its global wealth management and global banking and markets operations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
The results are consistent with several earlier studies involving a previous shingles vaccine that also found an association between shingles vaccination and a reduced risk of dementia.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
I point to one of the results in the middle of the screen.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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Other cases the defence pointed to in which jury errors resulted in retrials all had evidence of actual contact, he noted.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
The third play resulted in Malau’ulu getting sacked and losing the ball on a fumble in the end zone for a Bishop Gorman touchdown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
On Monday, a Justice Department internal watchdog announced a review of this controversial tactic, which may have resulted in overdose deaths and/or injuries, which are exactly what the DEA is supposed to prevent.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
In cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco, housing construction slowed down, and that resulted in surging home prices, the Fed researchers said in the report.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026
This resulted in Felix spending the morning as an unwilling participant in a three-hour game of hide-and-seek where he was always the seeker.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
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Even an extra one-tenth of a percentage of added inflation resulting from the dispute with Canada could make the Fed’s job harder.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
The resulting redesign of servers, racks and related equipment is creating demand for specialized rail mechanisms that command higher average selling prices, they said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
The federal government directive and the resulting legal action come after Lake Powell and Lake Mead, America's two largest reservoirs, and which are fed by the Colorado River, fell to record low levels.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
Scottish FA head of referees Willie Collum later backed the call, citing "clear evidence" of Motherwell's Sam Nicholson's hand and arm "in an unnatural position" - and the resulting contact "a punishable handball".
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
He tapped some keys and pulled the lever on it and then inspected the resulting paper strip.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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