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fallout

noun as in consequence

noun as in radioactivity

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He didn’t sense the initial fallout was “a big problem,” rather a “distortion on the part of some of the right-wing media networks,” he said.

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Both shows have been delayed by the war and its fallout.

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Instead, the threat of lingering inflation and the fallout from tariffs have combined to keep longer-term yields in a fairly narrow range.

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Masino said the company has pivoted quickly after the rebranding fallout and expects its customer traffic to eventually improve.

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His trip was being closely watched in Paris as opponents demand that he somehow bring the situation under control and allies brace for fallout, with European Parliament elections right around the corner.

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