result in
verb
resulted in; resulting in; results in
: to cause (something) to happen
The disease resulted in his death.
: to produce (something) as a result
The trial resulted in an acquittal.
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Dulgeroff estimated that closing the La Jolla Rec Center would result in a budget reduction of $231,975.
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
While larger keys result in a larger device, most users happily sacrifice an extra inch or two of desk space to get a more user-friendly machine.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Instead, the collapse results in a faint supernova with significant fallback, in which the heavier elements from the star’s core, such as oxygen, are sucked back past the event horizon and trapped in the black hole beneath.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
Erik Fleming, 56, pleaded guilty in August 2024 to conspiracy to distribute ketamine and distribution of ketamine resulting in death.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
While larger keys result in a larger device, most users happily sacrifice an extra inch or two of desk space to get a more user-friendly machine.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Instead, the collapse results in a faint supernova with significant fallback, in which the heavier elements from the star’s core, such as oxygen, are sucked back past the event horizon and trapped in the black hole beneath.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
Erik Fleming, 56, pleaded guilty in August 2024 to conspiracy to distribute ketamine and distribution of ketamine resulting in death.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
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“Result in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/result%20in. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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