repercussion

Example Sentences

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It was hard to contemplate how, even as recently as the 1980s, someone would feel comfortable enough to draw such a disgraceful thing on a government document without fear of repercussion.

From Salon • Sep. 3, 2025

"I believe that where a venue advertises that they operate Ask for Angela, then there should be some kind of fine or repercussion if they haven't trained all their staff."

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2024

In yet another buttress against the scourge of overwork, Australia’s Senate on Thursday passed a bill giving workers the right to ignore calls and messages outside of working hours without fear of repercussion.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2024

"She hadn't made the correlation that her actions had a repercussion in the community. We're all inter-related."

From Reuters • Jun. 28, 2023

Treebaun changed the screen to a diagram of Ford’s Theatre and did a quick overview of all the ways the top balcony could have been accessed before turning on my repercussion track.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin