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upshot

[uhp-shot] / ˈʌpˌʃɒt /


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The upshot for investors is that there is no protection like energy against an energy-driven inflation shock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The upshot for markets is that after initially allowing their currencies to absorb some of the shock, Asian central banks will be forced into tightening monetary policy.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

Airlines are paying a bundle more for fuel due to skyrocketing oil prices and the upshot for travelers is higher fares.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

The upshot is the ranges can often be greater away from the sea.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

The upshot is that by the turn of the twentieth century, paleontologists had literally tons of old bones to pick over.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson