consequence

Example Sentences

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Also, he says, there are no social consequences for an avatar: "There's no shame… that's something AI uniquely exploits."

From BBC

A record-breaking heat wave is scalding California, with major consequences for the state’s most important reservoir: its snowpack.

From Los Angeles Times

Green said the storm would have a "serious consequence for us as a state" because it had caused enormous damage to airports, schools, roads and hospitals, as well as people's homes.

From BBC

"If you move the market with your words, you own the consequences."

From BBC

The Vatican is trying to encourage a diplomatic solution between the U.S. and the island, where it’s worried about worsening humanitarian consequences from the U.S.’s oil blockade.

From The Wall Street Journal