consequences

Example Sentences

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No two supply-chain shocks are identical, but they tend to have several predictable consequences.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

The Genius Act imposes real requirements with real consequences.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

She warned that strategy may not work in every circumstance, and there may be severe consequences to waiting.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

“When people make bad choices, there are consequences and people suffer. And now a day of reckoning.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

I think of Nyla and all her talk of “forgetting our past” and “the consequences of those who came before us.”

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera