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fallout

[fawl-out] / ˈfɔlˌaʊt /


NOUN
radioactivity
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Asia has been hit particularly hard by the economic fallout of the Iran war as many countries are heavily reliant on energy from the Gulf.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

"As the labor market softens due to the fallout from the war, we expect the unemployment rate to edge up," she said.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The third season of “Mormon Wives” featured the fallout from an explosive crossover with Hulu’s other reality series, which follows former Bravo star Lisa Vanderpump and her staff at various luxury European estates.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The seven members of the central bank’s governing council, led by Gov. Tiff Macklem, agreed they could be patient in deciding how to respond to the economic fallout from the war in Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Somewhere, very far off, is a place called District 12, where my mother and sister and friends will have to deal with the fallout from this night.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins