upshot
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The upshot of this scenario is spelled out clearly: It could add to inflation and reduce growth.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
One upshot of all this is that Russian public opinion polls show declining support for the war.
From Slate • May 9, 2026
The upshot is that this crowding “tends to amplify the very volatility investors are trying to avoid in the first place,” Roberts concludes.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
The upshot, many employees say, is that work has been stripped of fun.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
The upshot was this: it was true that the Squire Semelan controlled this little town and all the land around it, but Semelan owed fealty directly to Greyfallow.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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