Examples of upshot in a Sentence
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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One upshot was Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, which to this day insulates social media from legal liability for the content — however incendiary or scurrilous — that users post.
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Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
Yes, some of these tenders help early investors get liquidity, but the real upshot is to let IPO-skittish founders stay private longer.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
The investigation’s upshot is crafted from contrasting stories of two specific, albeit pseudonymous, participants: Lawrence and Irene.
—Wes Moss, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
But Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum's upshot was different.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Upshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upshot. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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