consequence
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"People need to understand that... there's serious consequence for these types of things," Hegseth said, speaking aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Indeed, one big consequence of the data-center shortfall will be more money going into so-called behind-the-meter energy, Morgan Stanley’s analysts said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
But most students that are studying for their degrees today are in programs that won’t face that consequence.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
He is woefully short of minutes for his club, Bournemouth, and lacks sharpness and ruthlessness as a consequence.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
“That’s the consequence I’m recommending to the school board.”
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
How Prince Mohammed handles this test will have consequences that stretch well beyond the kingdom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
"This sounds theoretical and naive but you know you destroy nature at your peril and I think we see around the world the consequences of nature degradation," she said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
This suggests that seemingly minor contamination could have major consequences for the feasibility of certain fusion reactor designs.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
Mitchell told BBC News the "police misconduct immunity created by the Court of Appeal's ruling" was extremely concerning and that if "we fail to close this legal loophole there will be devastating consequences for victims".
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
But he fully understood the consequences of his landmark experiment: “The problem bristles with implications....This is something that has long been the dream of geneticists.”
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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