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consequences

/ ˈkɒnsɪkwənsɪz /

plural noun

  1. (functioning as singular) a game in which each player writes down a part of a story, folds over the paper, and passes it on to another player who continues the story. After several stages, the resulting (nonsensical) stories are read out

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The only way you could end these discussions is to make a decision objective, but we should be wary of unintended consequences.

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Scientists still cannot fully reconstruct the sequence of the impact or what followed, but the consequences are clear.

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He is best known for his invention of the cotton gin, a machine that transformed cotton production, with tragic consequences for workers.

The District Judge Christopher Goh was quoted by Channel News Asia as saying that Wen was "attention seeking", adding that he was wrong to think he would not suffer any consequences.

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“It limits the negative consequences” of cutting with inflation so high and the labor market not in obvious distress, Hirt added.

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