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consist

[kuhn-sist, kon-sist] / kənˈsɪst, ˈkɒn sɪst /


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Trump said the system would consist of "next-generation" technologies across land, sea and space, including space-based sensors and interceptors.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Companies often invest in their younger workers through training and career development, while midlife offerings consist solely of a retirement calculator, Clinton said.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

They consist of pairs of poles on each side of the road, with a strip of wire mesh strung between and running down to the ground on either side.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

About one-third would likely consist of footage already shot, including performances from the 1990s Dangerous tour and the 2000s Invincible tour, Fogelson and King said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

This part of South Carolina seemed to consist mostly of overgrown fields, punctuated by telephone poles and trees covered in kudzu vines.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan




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