consequent

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Investors will be watching these figures to gauge how the economy has fared since the start of the war in the Middle East and the consequent spike in energy prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

It said this step was "both reasonable and required in light of her cognitive impairment and consequent inability to drive safely".

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2024

While providing lower-carbon fuel to California truckers, with consequent reductions in pollution and greenhouse gases, the shift increased concentration in the gasoline-refining market, leading to more pricing power.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2024

The consequent higher prices, inevitably, fall hardest on those least able to bear the brunt.

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2024

These were, I shortly found, connected almost solely with the dusty nature of the job, and of the consequent thirst engendered in the operators.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker