outcome
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Last week, defence trade association ADS said British businesses were "really struggling" as they await the outcome of the government's defence investment plan.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
As a result, the prospectus says, “Mr. Musk will be able to control the outcome of matters requiring shareholder approval,” including the selection of the board of directors.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Mice showed far less lose-shift behavior, making them less likely to adjust their decisions after an unexpected outcome.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
And so, in a world-rattling outcome on June 23, 2016, the U.K. referendum to leave the EU—known as Brexit—won with 52% of the vote, versus 48% to remain.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
It felt so anticlimactic—to sit all day expecting an outcome, only to find that it was time to go home and wait some more.
From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea
Vocabulary lists containing outcome
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