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a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
one expected outcome of hard work is greater success
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Now they're also being used to try to bring about outcomes no jurist can hand down in judgment.
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Felix Salmon, Axios, 4 Jan. 2025
Together, these platforms embody the strategic and tactical value of CAS in modern warfare, saving lives and shaping outcomes.
—Interesting Engineering, 3 Jan. 2025
This typically improves health outcomes.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
Identify a range of possible outcomes before having a conversation.
—Julia Brandon, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Around 369,000 animals experienced non-live outcomes—including euthanasia, death in care, and being lost in care—in the first half of 2024, a slight decrease of 5 percent compared to 2023.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Strategic patience will likely soften Moscow's position and ensure better outcomes.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
But rigidly focusing on outcomes can lead to all-or-nothing thinking — a distorted mindset in which falling short feels like failure.
—Chamin Ajjan, Contributor, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2025
Asked about some of the biggest challenges facing the state, Cox pointed to educational outcomes showing Michigan lagging behind other states and reversing the state's population stagnation.
—Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
Felix Salmon, Axios, 4 Jan. 2025
Together, these platforms embody the strategic and tactical value of CAS in modern warfare, saving lives and shaping outcomes.
—Interesting Engineering, 3 Jan. 2025
This typically improves health outcomes.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
Identify a range of possible outcomes before having a conversation.
—Julia Brandon, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Around 369,000 animals experienced non-live outcomes—including euthanasia, death in care, and being lost in care—in the first half of 2024, a slight decrease of 5 percent compared to 2023.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Strategic patience will likely soften Moscow's position and ensure better outcomes.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
But rigidly focusing on outcomes can lead to all-or-nothing thinking — a distorted mindset in which falling short feels like failure.
—Chamin Ajjan, Contributor, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2025
Asked about some of the biggest challenges facing the state, Cox pointed to educational outcomes showing Michigan lagging behind other states and reversing the state's population stagnation.
—Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Outcomes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcomes. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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