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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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consequences

"And for those who break the rules, there must be real consequences."

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

He described attempting the keto diet as a “near-psychotic event” brought on by sugar withdrawal, joking that giving someone in his position that much irritability could have geopolitical consequences.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

Alongside efforts to restrict access and harmful information, the researchers suggest that emergency services could take additional steps to reduce the consequences of sodium nitrite poisoning.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026

"This means the spill could have especially serious consequences for wildlife, ecosystems and local communities."

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Yet Renaissance books on warfare often included the word ‘modern’ in their titles to show that they acknowledged the revolutionary consequences of gunpowder.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton