consequent

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Developments in the Middle East and consequent movements in energy prices will remain firmly on investors’ radar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

“For example, home building could be delayed because of a reduction in specific skills” resulting in “a consequent increase in unemployment for the remaining workforce.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2025

Arm in arm with this, and less discussed, is the death of deductive logic, the ability to understand cause and effect by composing simple conditional arguments with an antecedent and a consequent.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2025

However, an eye injury and consequent lack of sparring, chaos instigated by his team and tragedy back home in Lancashire all contributed to Fury's demise.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2024

When phrases come in pairs like this, the first phrase is called the antecedent phrase, and the second is called the consequent phrase.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones