as in outcomes
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
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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Noun
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Of course, a reliable method for measuring a team’s performance is to use underlying metrics to understand the team’s process more than its outcomes.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025 -
The violations include student-athletes betting on and against their own teams, sharing information with third parties for purposes of sports betting, manipulating scoring or outcomes and/or refusing to participate in the investigation.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That vote, however, was made with the recognition that a rejection would come with consequences.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
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If the Education Department does not act before the end of the year, those borrowers could face steep consequences.—
Danielle Douglas-Gabriel The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That's based on the DNA results, the commission said in a news release Thursday afternoon.—
Bill Bowden,
Arkansas Online,
24 Oct. 2025
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There’s a lot going into those results.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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May Help Reduce Cancer Risk Including figs as part of a balanced, nutrient-rich diet may have anti-cancer effects.—
Cynthia Sass,
Health,
21 Oct. 2025
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Rogers added that the effects would soon extend beyond the NNSA.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Upshots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upshots. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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