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consequential

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


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Why, yes, especially if we’re talking about disability advocate Judy Heumann, one of the most consequential figures in civil rights history.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 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

One of the most famous examples is penicillin, the antibiotic originally obtained from a fungus that transformed the treatment of bacterial infections and became one of the most consequential medical discoveries of the last century.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

Here, the mountains and woods were just backdrop—familiar, known, nearby, but no more consequential or noticed than the clouds that scudded across their ridgelines.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson


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