consequences
Example Sentences
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The change could have serious consequences for everyone from workers filing tax returns to students applying to college.
“His deliberate escalation of intimidation and chaos has consequences,” he wrote.
From Los Angeles Times
For executives and employees, customers and competitors and, yes, shareholders, the consequences here are substantial.
From Barron's
But she worries this will matter little to the US "if it's not backed with consequences and actions".
From BBC
But, according to the U.S. indictment, Chen and his associates for years used their political influence and bribes to evade more serious consequences in his native country.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
