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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 researchers cautioned that better performance despite poor sleep may come with long term consequences.

From Science Daily

Still, the investigations have rattled the corporate world because the financial consequences can be significant.

From The Wall Street Journal

Those consequences, according to some legal experts, call into question how the court handles emergency appeals—and how it talks to the public about them.

From The Wall Street Journal

One Danish study released last month reviewed electronic health records and found 38 patients whose use of AI chatbots had “potentially harmful consequences for their mental health.”

From The Wall Street Journal

One of the consequences of the surgery is that it can be especially painful as the brain re-adjusts.

From BBC