Lead to
Press
Press verb - To take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right.
Both terms in one sentence
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Failure to hire our personnel will lead to picketing, bad press, and no cookies before bed!
Source: Series / The A-Team -
In the context of the game, this can lead to succession wars as the half-siblings can attempt to press their own claims on the throne.
Source: Massive Numbered Siblings - One Tim Dorsey novel featured a man in Witness Protection who reported a possible lead to a kidnapping and was promptly lionized by the press against his wishes when it played out.
Source: Witness Protection
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