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end up



VERB
to reach or arrive at
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The Health Foundation has previously estimated that a free system could end up costing the taxpayer around £18bn a year.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

A Shell refinery in Qatar that was damaged is a major source of base oils for products that end up in the U.S., said Nate Chenenko, an automotive aftermarket specialist at consulting firm Ducker Carlisle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

A “taxable-equivalent yield” is what you’d have to earn from a taxable bond, such as Treasury bonds or corporate debt, to end up with the same income after tax.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

“You end up making subconscious adjustments where you’re protecting yourself,” Friedman said, “and there’s just slight degradation as that’s happening that compounds over time.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

If he kept that up, he’d end up pulling it all out.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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