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Synonyms

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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"If you move the market with your words, you own the consequences."

From BBC

The Vatican is trying to encourage a diplomatic solution between the U.S. and the island, where it’s worried about worsening humanitarian consequences from the U.S.’s oil blockade.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mice exposed to prebirth stress, for instance, are liable to evince stress-related consequences as adults, and to some extent their offspring might inherit these consequences.

From The Wall Street Journal

Learning how Earth responded in the past helps scientists better prepare for the consequences of future global disruptions.

From Science Daily

The author argues that such markets often outperform traditional polling by incentivizing accuracy through real monetary consequences.

From Los Angeles Times