consequences
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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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.
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.
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
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