consequences

British

/ ˈkɒnsɪkwənsɪz /

plural noun

(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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Consequences of the conflict also spilled across the border into India, with thousands of people, many from Myanmar's Chin ethnic minority, taking refuge in India's north-eastern states of Mizoram and Manipur.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

He recently launched Power and Consequences External link, a weekly podcast about the economy, markets, and geopolitics with fellow MIT professor and Nobel Prize-winning economist Simon Johnson.

From Barron's • Apr. 18, 2026

Appeared in the January 31, 2026, print edition as 'Kevin Warsh on the Fed’s Mistakes and the Consequences'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Consequences could be felt beyond the bond market.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 10, 2025

Consequences The twins get sent back to ABC for the rest of the school year.

From "Booked" by Kwame Alexander

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