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• plural of consequence.

consequences

British  

/ 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 research comes with the caveat that it is not conclusive on ecological consequences, and more research is needed.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

"The deeper question is why the same diet has opposite consequences in two adjacent parts of the gut. That is what we are working to understand next," Chi says.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

There too, Kagan explained, companies made “misrepresentations” that led to “overuse” of their products, producing devastating consequences that state and local governments were able to recover for under state law.

From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026

We must institute safeguards that make expertise trustworthy: transparency about uncertainty, protection for those who test it, and real consequences when things go wrong.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

“Those are just the natural, regular consequences, Rump. There will be magical consequences too. Magic has its own rules.”

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff