consequential

Example Sentences

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It is among the most consequential legal threats he faces.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Another, and much more consequential battle between the digital-assets industry and traditional finance firms looms large.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

I’m also at the center of a complex and consequential question being asked right now by oncologists and cancer patients: When is a cancer patient cured?

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

Each time he announces a consequential decision, the report found, an “epidemic of suspicious trading” occurs just before the news would affect the markets.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

At Pollsmoor, our problems tended to be less consequential than those we experienced on Robben Island.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela