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consequential

[kon-si-kwen-shuhl] / ˌkɒn sɪˈkwɛn ʃəl /


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We’re past due for dystopian storytelling to train its lens on a creature in the here and now, one whose very survival speaks to consequential global change.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

Some of the most consequential provisions in Congress’s last major Social Security overhaul, enacted in 1983, were phased in over decades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

But beneath those numbers lies a more consequential story.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

Some of the world's most consequential companies are queuing up for CoreWeave's infrastructure and other AI services.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

What a child did was considered by his or her parents as something separate from the adult world and not particularly consequential.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell


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