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outcome

[out-kuhm] / ˈaʊtˌkʌm /


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What they do need are mechanisms for collective decision-making for maximum efficacy — identifying people the movement trusts “to sit at the table” and deliver a better outcome.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Spoiler warning: This story contains details of the outcome of the first episode of Race Across the World.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“The more realistic outcome is that alternatives become a modest ‘sleeve’ inside professionally managed options—target-date funds, multi-asset portfolios, or white-label funds in large plans.”

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

But worse yet, they said, the outcome “would cast a shadow over the citizenship of millions upon millions of Americans, going back generations.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

For such genes, neither the genotype nor the environment is the sole predictor of outcome: it is the intersection of genes, environment, and chance.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee