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consequence

[kon-si-kwens, -kwuhns] / ˈkɒn sɪˌkwɛns, -kwəns /




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An Elder’s voice narrates, words in Tsalagi and talk of consequences.

From Literature

“But if you did stop it,” he says, “what would’ve been the consequence?”

From Literature

Some of us still harbor doubt about the consequences of actions in a complex world.

From The Wall Street Journal

"What's happening now in the Gulf is having energy consequences, economic consequences, financial market consequences and potentially inflation consequences," French Finance Minister Roland Lescure told reporters ahead of the meeting, which he chaired.

From Barron's

"The pupils are educating drivers who speed outside their school about the potential consequences of speeding, the main reasons people are dying on our roads, and why they must slow down."

From BBC