ramification

Example Sentences

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Altadena’s status as an unincorporated town can make it more challenging to focus blame across a more dispersed county government, but the group said it also wanted to make sure any political ramifications were warranted.

From Los Angeles Times

On screen, one of the films dealing with the global ramifications of the conflict -- past and present -- is the documentary "Who Killed Alex Odeh?"

From Barron's

"People don't tell the youngsters, the young adults, that if you do this, these are the ramifications. If you do that, this is what will happen," he says.

From BBC

We rushed into the decision giddy about the project, thrilled to have outflanked our competition at Universal Studios and, alas, oblivious to the potential ramifications.

From The Wall Street Journal

The ramifications of the loss of immigrant workers will affect older adults in terms of the availability and the cost of care, she said.

From MarketWatch