with the result that
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: causing as an outcome or result
Bad weather caused several delays with the result that the work was not completed on time.
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So our targeting of antibiotics to babies is currently bad, with the result that hundreds of thousands of babies die every year from sepsis.
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Dylan Matthews, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Interruption of the blood flow deprives the affected parts of the brain from receiving oxygen and other nutrients, with the result that these tissues start disintegrating rapidly.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Without Zelensky’s input, a deal is more likely to cross Ukrainian redlines, with the result that Ukraine and its people will reject it and opt to fight on no matter what Washington says.
—Janina Dill, Foreign Affairs, 26 Feb. 2025
Despite the mandates, many states have taken a lax approach to exemptions, with the result that the nationwide rate for all such vaccinations declined to less than 93% in 2023-24 from 95% in 2019.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
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Dylan Matthews, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Interruption of the blood flow deprives the affected parts of the brain from receiving oxygen and other nutrients, with the result that these tissues start disintegrating rapidly.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Without Zelensky’s input, a deal is more likely to cross Ukrainian redlines, with the result that Ukraine and its people will reject it and opt to fight on no matter what Washington says.
—Janina Dill, Foreign Affairs, 26 Feb. 2025
Despite the mandates, many states have taken a lax approach to exemptions, with the result that the nationwide rate for all such vaccinations declined to less than 93% in 2023-24 from 95% in 2019.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
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