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To involve, or to be the result of something

result

verb

to be caused directly by something that has happened previously

follow

verb

to happen as a direct result of something else

come out of

to be the result of something

ensue

verb

to happen after something else, often as a result of it

flow from

to be a natural result of something

culminate in

to happen or exist as the final result of a process or situation

end in

to have something as a final result

turn out

to develop in a particular way, or to have a particular result

grow out of

to develop from something, or to exist as a result of it

add up to

to combine to produce a particular result or effect

caxirola

a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken

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emancipation

the process of giving freedom and rights to someone

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pierce the corporate veil

… the decision to treat the rights and duties of a company as being the same as the rights and duties of its shareholders

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