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fallout

[fawl-aut] / ˈfɔlˌaʊt /


NOUN
radioactivity
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The psychological fallout among the network’s talking heads has been equally telling.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026

Years later, former detainees such as Gonzalez Mena say they’re still living with the fallout.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

The fallout over the proposed march - which is opposed by residents of the Garvaghy Road - has lasted since Sunday morning.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

But the overall pattern is clear: Higher debt levels have meant a worse fallout for bond prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Within days of the blasts, fallout was detected as far east as New York, New Jersey, and South Carolina.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

So he’s not only talking about the blood sport of bullfighting or the endless fallouts from the partying.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Rising prices and a volatile currency have been among the major domestic economic fallouts of Moscow's four-year offensive on Ukraine, which has seen it hit with unprecedented packages of Western sanctions.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

While Cristiano Ronaldo and Jadon Sancho were forced to leave United after fallouts with the Dutch manager, Rashford has been reintegrated - and showed why he has the trust of Ten Hag.

From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2024

Extended flashbacks fill in the various personal fallouts and professional disappointments that transpired during the 7,000 years in between.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2021

"COVID-19 fallouts are pushing low-paid workers into even harder situations with little, or no, increase in pay," said Hisashi Yamada, senior economist at Japan Research Institute.

From Reuters ● Oct. 22, 2021




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