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Recent Examples of ensue
Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed and thousands arrested in Israeli military operations, and dozens of Israelis have been killed in Palestinian terror attacks, since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel and the ensuing war in Gaza.
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Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2025
In Norfolk County, our DA is invisible and inaccessible, and the ensuing long-term lack of accountability has yielded catastrophic results.
—Craig MacLellan, Boston Herald, 3 June 2025
Over the ensuing years, that technology has matured and developed with new features like OLEDs and micro-LED backlighting.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
At the bachelorette party, a psychic (Vanessa Bayer) predicts the second swap, and mayhem ensues.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2025
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Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2025
In Norfolk County, our DA is invisible and inaccessible, and the ensuing long-term lack of accountability has yielded catastrophic results.
—Craig MacLellan, Boston Herald, 3 June 2025
Over the ensuing years, that technology has matured and developed with new features like OLEDs and micro-LED backlighting.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
At the bachelorette party, a psychic (Vanessa Bayer) predicts the second swap, and mayhem ensues.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ensue
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When Austin and Phoenix cleared the way for semiconductor expansion, billions in private investment followed.—
Ethan Karp,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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But overshadowing much of his testimony will be the Pentagon's decision to send some 4,800 troops, including 700 Marines, to Los Angeles following several days of clashes between protesters and law enforcement there.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
10 June 2025
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Moreover, this isn’t just another limit that will be superseded by the next generation of AI.—
Ginny Whitelaw,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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His ruling Fidesz party has said the Pride march could be considered harmful to children and that protecting them would supersede the right to assemble.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
27 May 2025
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Solid Combustion Experiment Module — Onishi also replaced the sample cartridges for an ongoing fire experiment in Japan's Kibo laboratory, which is aimed at improving the safety of spacecraft and anywhere else astronauts may live when off Earth.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
14 June 2025
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He’s replaced by Troy Stetcher, a scratch for the first nine Edmonton playoff games, in uniform for the next six and a scratch for the next four.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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It’s been supplanted by partisan efforts to increase the burden, by raising the costs of student loans and closing off paths for struggling borrowers to manage their payments.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
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The downtown Golden 1 Center supplanted the Natomas site as the home of the Kings in 2016, reshaping the DoCo area.—
Calista Oetama,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2025
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The campaign had displaced forty thousand Palestinians—according to some analysts, the most in the West Bank since the Six-Day War, in 1967.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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The war has destroyed vast areas of Gaza and displaced about 90% of the population.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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“Ensue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ensue. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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