: the final result : outcome
The upshot of all those texts is that we'll see him on Saturday.
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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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The likely upshot is a nationwide partisan shift of fewer than a handful of seats.
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Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026
There is no shortage of upshots from the past few days.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2026
One upshot of the menu’s byzantine sprawl is that every visit offers something new to discover.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Rob says there has since been an interesting upshot to all the grief and stress with parenting a child with an incurable brain disease: a newfound faith in humanity.
—Gillian Telling, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026
There is no shortage of upshots from the past few days.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2026
One upshot of the menu’s byzantine sprawl is that every visit offers something new to discover.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Rob says there has since been an interesting upshot to all the grief and stress with parenting a child with an incurable brain disease: a newfound faith in humanity.
—Gillian Telling, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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“Upshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upshot. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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