upshot
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The upshot of this scenario is spelled out clearly: It could add to inflation and reduce growth.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
The upshot is fewer opportunities to move up or jump to better-paying jobs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
There was no political upshot of these remarks.
From Slate • May 6, 2026
The upshot of Tuesday’s producer price data is that key PPI components that feed into the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, the personal consumption expenditures price index, were more mixed than expected.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
The upshot was that Miss Love decided to sleep in the cot room and let me and Grandpa take the big bed.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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