Result from means be caused by something: the duplicate booking resulted from an outdated calendar. First you name what happened, then the cause after from. It's handy when you're explaining why something happened: many problems result from copying text between editors.
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outcome + result from + cause; result from + noun / -ing
- The duplicate booking resulted from an outdated calendar.
- Many formatting problems result from copying text between different editors.
- The improvement resulted from a small change to the delivery route.
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First versionThe duplicate booking resulted of an outdated calendar.
RevisionThe duplicate booking resulted from an outdated calendar.
The familiar as a result of pushes you toward of: resulted of an outdated calendar. But with the verb result, the cause is introduced by from: resulted from. Of only stays with the noun: was a result of.
Result in is the reverse order, cause first: an outdated calendar resulted in a duplicate booking. Be a result of means the same as result from, just with a noun: the booking was a result of an old calendar. Come from is more informal: the problem comes from an old calendar.
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The refund resulted ___ the customer being charged twice.
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from — The refund happened because of the double charge, so the cause comes after from. With in, it would mean the refund caused the double charge.
Describe a problem or a lucky break and explain what it resulted from.
The delay resulted from sending the parcel to the old office address.
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