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consensus

[kuhn-sen-suhs] / kənˈsɛn səs /


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The consensus estimate of peak sales of the drugs is around $4 billion a year combined.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

On Tuesday, China's state-run Xinhua news agency reported Xi as saying he had reached "an important consensus with Kim on developing China-DPRK relations in the new era", using North Korea's official acronym.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Based on its holdings as of April 30 and current share prices and consensus estimates, the portfolio of the Templeton Emerging Markets Fund trades at a weighted forward P/E of 10.2, as calculated by LSEG.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Revenue grew 14% to $4.57 billion, beating the analyst consensus call for $4.33 billion, according to FactSet.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The political consensus that had held together during Washington’s first term, and had then begun to fragment into Federalist and Republican camps over the Whiskey Rebellion and Jay’s Treaty, broke down completely in 1797.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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