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The phrase "had dire consequences" is correct and can be used in written English.
This phrase means that something had very serious or severe results or effects. It can be used in a variety of situations, such as describing the outcome of a decision, action, or event. Example: The government's mishandling of the pandemic had dire consequences for the economy and public health.
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This policy has had dire consequences.
Unfortunately, this emphasis on testing had dire consequences.
The "war on terror" has had dire consequences.
The faulty conflation of Fifa's inclusiveness with corruption has had dire consequences.
Seeing as he was in reality monstrously wrong, this certitude had dire consequences.
But Mr. Lemaine, a legal permanent resident, soon discovered that his quick guilty plea had dire consequences.
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Transgression can have dire consequences.
But the impasse could have dire consequences.
This choice has dire consequences.
This will have dire consequences for universities.
A misstep in either direction can have dire consequences.
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