consequence
Example Sentences
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"We believe the financial consequence of yesterday's ruling makes it, by a very considerable distance, the largest penalty ever imposed on an English football club."
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Reviews published afterward have also described mitochondrial failure as an early and potentially central feature of Alzheimer's biology, not merely a late consequence of brain damage.
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
"Our lakes, rivers and groundwater reserves have dried up as a direct consequence of poor water management," said Kesici.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
“However, we are drawing down those stocks pretty quickly, and as a result, prices will have to rise as a direct consequence of that.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Almost every peak of consequence in New England—Washington, Lafayette, Greylock, Monadnock, Ascutney, Moosilauke—stood etched in fine relief and looked ten times closer than it actually was.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing consequence
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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"The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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