In addition to the backticks, you can use $(), which I find easier to read, and allows for nesting.
OUTPUT=$(ls -1) echo "$OUTPUT" 
Andy Lester
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In addition to the backticks, you can use $(), which I find easier to read, and allows for nesting.
OUTPUT=$(ls -1) echo "$OUTPUT"