upshot
the final issue, the conclusion, or the result: The upshot of the disagreement was a new bylaw.
the gist, as of an argument or thesis.
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The upshot is that McConnell appears to have decided to run out the clock on stimulus discussions, since the current session of Congress ends on January 3, and there is effectively no time to pass complicated legislation before then.
$2000 checks are ‘socialism for rich people’ says McConnell, killing hope of extra stimulus | Jeff | December 31, 2020 | FortuneThe upshot is that the outcome of a theoretical Ripple case is far from certain.
Ripple says it will be sued by the SEC, in what the company calls a parting shot at the crypto industry | Jeff | December 22, 2020 | FortuneThe upshot, says Fabiano, is that new machines may not be available until next July.
The American heartland needs jobs. Could Bitcoin mining become its next savior? | Jeff | December 12, 2020 | FortuneThe upshot is that until a particle strikes a detector, it’s everywhere and nowhere in particular.
Quantum Tunnels Show How Particles Can Break the Speed of Light | Natalie Wolchover | October 20, 2020 | Quanta MagazineThe upshot is that these moves would destroy tech companies’ carefully constructed ecosystems and make their current business models unviable.
Congress made a lousy case for breaking up Big Tech | Amy Nordrum | October 9, 2020 | MIT Technology Review
The upshot of these contradictory findings is that most people have trouble believing the figures produced by either side.
The upshot is to immerse oneself in a crash course on institutional racism and police brutality.
The upshot is, you can expect to be touched, even to the point of tears, as well as moved to chortles and guffaws.
Comedy Is His Calling: The Brilliance of Billy Crystal | Tom Shales | April 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe upshot was that a human trafficker got off easy, in part, so that Christie could jail a small-town mayor.
Did Christie Go Easy on a Human Trafficker Just to Bust a Small-Time Pol? | Olivia Nuzzi | March 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe upshot is that, with each passing month, Americans effectively use less petroleum to get around.
July was the Greenest Month Ever for U.S. Car Sales | Anna Batchelor | August 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe upshot of the whole affair is that the enemy still hold a strong line of trenches between us and Achi Baba.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonWe set them down as pirates, and awaited the upshot with a considerable degree of uneasiness.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferAnd for upshot and result of so much shame to the white 351 powers—Tamasese already conspiring!
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) | Robert Louis StevensonWe then became intimate, and the upshot of the whole was, that we agreed to travel together; and, by Alla!
Confessions of a Thug | Philip Meadows TaylorBrer Rabbit aint wait fer ter see w'at de upshot gwine ter be, needer—I boun' you he aint.
Nights With Uncle Remus | Joel Chandler Harris
British Dictionary definitions for upshot
/ (ˈʌpˌʃɒt) /
the final result; conclusion; outcome
archery the final shot in a match
Origin of upshot
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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