result in

verb

resulted in; resulting in; results in
Synonyms of result innext
: 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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According to the Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office, picking fruit off an overhanging branch can result in a $200 civil citation or even criminal charges. Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026 If a team has one or zero subs left, a red-card offence would result in them playing down a man. The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 22 July 2026 Their answers, a measure of the companies’ actual investments and leadership's narrative about those efforts, were combined and indexed, resulting in a final score assigned to each company by Kumquat AI to value its real-world efforts. Heather Newman, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 As the Qing dynasty cracked down on the opium trade, tensions flared between China and Britain, eventually resulting in a series of conflicts called the Opium Wars. Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for result in

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“Result in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/result%20in. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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