Adjective
She deserves credit for the increase in sales and the resultant increase in profit.
frequent trips to the ice cream parlor and the resultant weight gain were starting to affect my tennis game Noun
a person's decision to purchase a certain automobile is often the resultant of an array of factors, ranging from the actual performance of the vehicle to the buyer's self-image
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Internet surveillance, and the resultant loss of privacy, is following the same trajectory.—Barath Raghavan, IEEE Spectrum, 3 June 2024 The resultant hole in TfL’s finances has set off a debate over whether the U.S. and other embassies are even liable to pay the fees, which are designed to improve air quality and reduce journey times in the busy city.—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 22 May 2024
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Designers had initially hoped to tunnel beneath the rail line, but UP refused permission, the resultant bridge adding well over $15 million to the project cost, according to Ellerman.—Mark Lamster, Dallas News, 29 June 2023 The 12-page unclassified summary of the Biden administration’s after action report on the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan laid most of the blame for the rapid defeat of Afghan forces and the resultant need for a chaotic 17-day evacuation on the Trump administration's failure to plan.—Jamie McIntyre, Washington Examiner, 7 Apr. 2023 See all Example Sentences for resultant
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