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.
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He also said he is confident that procedures "to protect the First Amendment and protect the freedom of the press and not result in intimidation of journalists or the like were followed."
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
The first of four juvenile ospreys, hatched as the result of a reintroduction programme in Dorset, has taken flight.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
The result, which was slightly stronger than the data agency’s advance estimate for monthly growth of 1.1%, marks a fourth straight month of increased sales for manufacturers though the softest pace of the run.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
“These irregularities are test taker related and not the result of an internal DMV technical issue, or involvement of artificial intelligence,” a department spokesperson said in a statement Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
The result didn’t taste as good as salt, but it was better than nothing, and the same residue could be used to tenderize tough leaves or meat.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
The Transportation Department said its efforts to shore up technology and ramp up hiring are showing results at Newark.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
But as the entertainment-industry giant prepares to report second-quarter results on Thursday, fresh debate has emerged over whether investors — and viewers — still see it that way.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Chong Ja Ian, a non-resident scholar with Carnegie China, said Pew's latest results were not surprising.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
The results suggest that the MPS may act as a protective barrier in neurons by slowing APP uptake and limiting the accumulation of toxic molecules.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
Stanton believed that the Lincoln and Seward assassinations had exposed a Confederate plot to kill the leaders of the national government in an attempt to reverse the results of the Civil War.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
Any sales that resulted would have been eligible for commissions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
"Better planning would have resulted in fairer, faster and less costly procurement decisions," the report concluded.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
It also launched a massive recruiting blitz that has sometimes resulted in porous vetting, as Slate’s Laura Jedeed discovered when ICE offered her a job after she skipped several screening steps.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
It could not determine whether elevated serotonin contributed to the disease, resulted from it, or reflected another biological process.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
A sequence of twenty coin flips which resulted in ten heads followed by ten tails just one run of heads.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
Since 2020, 30 fish-kill cases have led to prosecutions or ongoing legal proceedings, resulting in £44,000 in fines and remedial costs.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
News of cyclosporiasis and the resulting diarrhea have spread widely on social media in recent days with some saying that it could give GLP-1s a run for its money in the weight loss realm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Bessent said the department "sanctioned multiple wallets tied to the Central Bank of Iran, resulting in the freeze of over $130 million."
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
“We believe the resulting cost relief could offset a significant portion of the revenue headwind and may ultimately prove more impactful than the reimbursement cap itself,” Deutsche Bank writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
The strength of the resulting earthquake depends on how much energy has built up in the fault before it budges, how much of the fault slips, and how far it moves.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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