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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

Bollinger bands consist of three lines: the middle band tracks a stock’s 20-day simple average, and the upper and lower bands are set two standard deviations away from the middle.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 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

You have been living in the turrets of a fairy-castle — which is a fine view — excellent prospect—until you realize that fairy-castles, my friends, consist in their architecture of tea-cake and icing.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson




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