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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Today he is focused on developing the Wham! legacy, and as a result, Michael is still "front and centre" and "ever present" in his mind.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
“The result was better and it gave us a chance to win.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
As venture capital has evolved, one investing truism remains: Home runs usually result from contrarian bets, rather than from diversifying a portfolio or chasing a hot sector.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
As a result, the resonance acts like an escape route from the main asteroid belt, pushing objects into elongated orbits that cross the paths of planets.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
The end result was we didn’t get going again until close to one in the morning.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
The 141 Tisza deputies in parliament gave a standing ovation as the results of the vote passing the amendment were announced on Monday.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Following Fedorov's accusations, Syrsky, who led Kyiv's defence in the crucial first months of the 2022 invasion, called for a focus on "the war and on an effective strategy that is currently yielding concrete results".
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
Shares are down more than 10% in morning action on Friday following mixed financial results, extending a stretch of deep underperformance.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
“Whether or not that results in success and success quickly is something different, but at least they’re engaging on the topic.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
The eleven-year-old carefully penciled in the results for each game: zeroes for losses, ones for wins, and halves for draws.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Poor discipline was a major factor in the four-match losing run that resulted in a fifth-placed finish in the Six Nations and Borthwick's position as head coach coming under scrutiny.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
A lawsuit filed by Bryant’s family resulted in a multimillion dollar verdict against the department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
However, a technical glitch resulted in most of the images appearing blurry, making them look like a "dream", Beydoun said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
The low forward P/E ratios for Sandisk and Micron haven’t only resulted from the hot market for memory chips and computer-memory peripherals.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
“That the Second World War, like the First, resulted in a lot of changes for women,” I say, leaning out to address Sandra, too, who is slumped on the wall once more.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
HBM producers have diverted their efforts toward fulfilling lucrative data-center contracts, resulting in increasing component costs for consumer products.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
The resulting maps traced gas motion deep within the black hole's sphere of influence.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
Smoke from nearly 900 wildfires burning in Canada have blanketed a large swath of the U.S., from Chicago to New York, resulting in poor air quality that forced the postponement of one MLS game Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Yet its authority is not self-executing: It relies on lower courts to implement its decisions, extend their logic, and normalize the resulting excesses.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
The resulting hole was about six inches deep, about the size of a washbasin, big enough for a cooking fire.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
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