consequence
Example Sentences
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Higher energy prices are only the most immediate economic consequence of the conflict.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
“The volume Lyons is citing is a direct consequence of his own department dismantling all the alternatives,” Levin said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
"The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge was a preventable tragedy of enormous consequence," acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
"The consequence of each of these errors was that the court acted on a fundamentally mistaken basis," he said.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
The delayed recognition of the gene as the answer to the central problem of biology had a strange consequence: genetics had to be reconciled with other major fields of biology as an afterthought.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing consequence
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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"The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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