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upshot

[uhp-shot] / ˈʌpˌʃɒt /


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The upshot: American consumers are set to keep paying more for fuel to stay inside the U.S.’s borders.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 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 is that Fannie and Freddie would end up charging less to backstop riskier mortgages.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Nobody overheard the dialogue, so there is no way of knowing what was said, but the upshot was that Doug got back in line and continued his ascent.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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