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What does ensue mean?

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Verb
  1. (obsolete, transitive) To follow (a leader, inclination etc.). [15th-17th c.]
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To follow (in time), to be subsequent to. [15th-17th c.]
  3. (intransitive) To occur afterwards, as a result or effect. [from 16th c.]
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New Zealand women become pregnant to members of a visiting force, and paternity suits and things like that ensue.
More complications ensue for black sailor Johnny who finds love and heartache in London docklands.
Consequently, there can be a lot of competition during the negotiations that ensue afterwards.
We just laugh at the very idea of the fight that would ensue at the end of this.
Dry laughter and hilarity ensue, but the eerie arch of the original is intact.
Upon meeting, formulaic greetings must be exchanged before a discussion can ensue.

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