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fallout

[fawl-aut] / ˈfɔlˌaʊt /


NOUN
radioactivity
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Gates now views containing the potential fallout from AI “as one of the most important issues he will engage with in his lifetime,” people familiar with his thinking told Bradley Olson.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

That was highlighted amid the fallout over FFE, when Wenger, who has traditionally been loyal to Infantino, distanced himself from the aborted plot.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

The country has been grappling with the fallout from an investment fund scandal which erupted in mid-September, prompting prosecutors to investigate allegations of widespread market manipulation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

The psychological fallout among the network’s talking heads has been equally telling.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026

“This school has a fallout shelter?” said Jake.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

So he’s not only talking about the blood sport of bullfighting or the endless fallouts from the partying.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Rising prices and a volatile currency have been among the major domestic economic fallouts of Moscow's four-year offensive on Ukraine, which has seen it hit with unprecedented packages of Western sanctions.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

While Cristiano Ronaldo and Jadon Sancho were forced to leave United after fallouts with the Dutch manager, Rashford has been reintegrated - and showed why he has the trust of Ten Hag.

From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2024

Extended flashbacks fill in the various personal fallouts and professional disappointments that transpired during the 7,000 years in between.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2021

"COVID-19 fallouts are pushing low-paid workers into even harder situations with little, or no, increase in pay," said Hisashi Yamada, senior economist at Japan Research Institute.

From Reuters ● Oct. 22, 2021


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