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the upshot of the court's ruling is that a number of communities will now have to change their gun laws
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What’s more, with the market set to see higher OPEC production of around 1 million bpd and yet more pressure from the Trump White House in favor of lower prices at the pump, there’s little potential for a near-term upshot for oil.
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Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
What matters is the resurgent white nationalism whose menace hangs over Aber’s story, the inevitable upshot (or so Aber suggests) of Germany’s refusal to reckon thoroughly with its fascist past, in which the roots of present-day anti-immigrant feeling and policy are buried.
—Anahid Nersessian, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2025
For now, the practical upshot for most of us is this: Remember what AI is and isn’t smart at — and use it accordingly.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 21 Feb. 2025
Over the next several days, the memo sparked confusion and chaos at the NIH, and across American universities and hospitals, as researchers tried to reckon with the likely upshot—that many of them would have to shut down their laboratories or fire administrative staff.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2025
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Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
What matters is the resurgent white nationalism whose menace hangs over Aber’s story, the inevitable upshot (or so Aber suggests) of Germany’s refusal to reckon thoroughly with its fascist past, in which the roots of present-day anti-immigrant feeling and policy are buried.
—Anahid Nersessian, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2025
For now, the practical upshot for most of us is this: Remember what AI is and isn’t smart at — and use it accordingly.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 21 Feb. 2025
Over the next several days, the memo sparked confusion and chaos at the NIH, and across American universities and hospitals, as researchers tried to reckon with the likely upshot—that many of them would have to shut down their laboratories or fire administrative staff.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Upshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upshot. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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