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ramification

[ram-uh-fi-key-shuhn] / ˌræm ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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The ramification of this could be far reaching, she says, given how reliant the U.K. is on the U.S. for both security and trade.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 4, 2026

Across the board, the selling of Warner Bros will have massive ramification across Tinsel town, with all but assured cuts to staff in a city that has been marred by continued production cuts.

From BBC Feb. 26, 2026

Macroeconomists are worried that if the gold rally is a sign of a bubble, it could burst — with dangerous ramification for the global economy.

From MarketWatch Oct. 16, 2025

Another possible ramification is that there will be fewer IVF providers, he said.

From Seattle Times Feb. 21, 2024

That is to say, I feel the sudden blast of this terrible truth, yet I know the full ramification of it hasn’t settled in yet.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

When they shut down airports like Dubai or Doha or Abu Dhabi, that’s going to have ramifications throughout the world.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Neither of those assertions is grounded in scientific fact, and both have negative ramifications for women and children if they are followed.

From Salon Aug. 13, 2026

Although Iran is paying a heavy military and economic price, disruption in the Strait of Hormuz continues to have global ramifications.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

That had all kinds of ramifications, starting with the State Department’s refusal to grant visas to more than a dozen members of Iran’s official delegation.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

By the late 1930s, Dobzhansky began to realize that his understanding of genes, variation, and natural selection had ramifications far beyond biology.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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