upshot
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When markets are left to their own devices, one upshot could be more volatility in the bond markets, as traders and investors hash out their divergent views.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026
He said the upshot seemed to be "that noise policies are not worth the paper they are written on".
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026
The upshot is that longevity, i.e. not only living longer but being healthy for longer, could be big business for healthcare companies.
From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026
The upshot is that those premiums are, for the most part, guaranteed to remain fixed and never increase over your entire lifetime, as long as the monthly payments are maintained.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 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
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