consequence
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“The only consequence is that people might yell at me online.”
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
“It is hard to imagine a more powerfully punitive consequence than to condemn a new parent to miss the entirety of their children’s childhoods,” their lawyers wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
"Never train and they don't get injured. The consequence of that is when you ask them to play they have no rhythm and no impact in the game," the Spaniard added.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
"People need to understand that... there's serious consequence for these types of things," Hegseth said, speaking aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
It’s a tranquillity born of sheer immensity; it calms with its very magnitude, which renders the merely human of no consequence.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
And in a setting where a mistranslated word can mean the difference between an accurate diagnosis and a dangerous mistake, the consequences can be severe—or even deadly.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
Fearing the potential consequences, Stupnikov didn’t go through with it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
De Croo also said private capital needed to step in to help fight some of the worst consequences of climate change.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
The delay had consequences, he warned: major artists book engagements years in advance, limiting what organizers can now arrange.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
The consequences for real families can be devastating.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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