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consequential

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


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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

The California Environmental Quality Act is one of the most consequential and controversial laws on the books.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 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

In the long run, Fenn says, the consequential finding of the new scholarship is not that many people died but that many people lived.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann


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