consequence
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This is assuredly a consequence of bad luck rather than a measurement of merit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
He told AFP debt delinquency was "not a consequence of individual decisions" but the result of "a macroeconomic context that has worsened incomes, employment and economic activity."
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Baryon number conservation also has a much more tangible consequence.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
Like Dixon, he was describing the predictable consequence of forcing voters back to the polls after they believed that the election was over.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
He had also set out to illustrate Archimedes’ principle in action, and as a consequence had discovered a further anomaly, that a weight of water could lift a weight greater than itself.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
But they did not listen, instead focusing on adding ever-more complexities to the rules to try to address some of the consequences of it.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
For trucking, the consequences could be particularly disastrous.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
The findings could also have important practical consequences.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
But it’s Bracco who keeps the movie honest, making the wronged wife more than a stock character and giving the affair consequences the movie can’t romanticize away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Turns out there are some pretty steep consequences for gods who don’t care for their people.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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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