consensus
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The contraction came in line with a consensus of economists polled by The Wall Street Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Oracle reported $19.18 billion in revenue, beating consensus estimates by $81 million, or less than 1%.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
By consensus, this is the most talented group of male American players ever assembled, led by lightning-quick winger Christian Pulisic, the first Yank to approach genuine stardom in a major European professional league.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
But Oracle’s revenue guidance for the fiscal first quarter was a little short of the Wall Street consensus, and the company kept its annual sales outlook unchanged at $90 billion.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
But over time a stable consensus will emerge that one answer is right and all the others are wrong.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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