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What everyone judges, though they never watched the part that earned it.

means The outcome or consequence that follows from an action, process, or calculation.

from From Latin resultare, "to spring back, rebound," built from re- ("back") and saltare ("to leap," a frequentative of salire, "to jump"). So a result was once literally a thing that bounced back at you — the rebound of whatever you set in motion. The same salire leaps through English in "salient," "assault," and "somersault."

latin root
From resultare, meaning to leap or spring back
survives effort
Outlives the work that produced it entirely
misleads often
Looks like luck unless you saw the process
never final
Becomes the starting point for the next attempt
for instance

fifa world cup 2022 — argentina defeated france on penalties in qatar, lionel messi's first world cup win

super bowl lviii — kansas city chiefs defeated san francisco 49ers 25-22 in february 2024

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