outgrowth

Example Sentences

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“The road being built in this corrupt, cruel way was a natural outgrowth of everything set up in the first movie. We’re telling the audience right away, ‘We explore heavy themes in our story.’”

From Los Angeles Times

The April 19, 1995, massacre at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City — the second anniversary of the Waco siege’s end — was an outgrowth of the Waco siege, federal officials said then.

From Washington Times

The effort to restrict abortion in far-reaching ways is an outgrowth of last year’s U.S.

From Seattle Times

Beijing’s new role is also an outgrowth of the decade-old Belt and Road Initiative, the signature project of Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, to develop geopolitical and diplomatic ties through financial and commercial efforts.

From New York Times

Some of the attacks on Bragg from Trump’s followers have antisemitic overtones, another outgrowth of Trump’s influence.

From Washington Post