consisting of
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“The 4% rule” — as an annual rate of withdrawals — is based on historical market returns consisting of 60% stocks and 40% bonds, adjusted for inflation.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
"The enemy built a wall consisting of many elements of air defence... we had to cut a door open to get through," he said.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
The Red Bull Soapbox Race is a race of nonmotorized carts that make their way down a custom course consisting of turns, jumps and obstacles.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
It owns a majority stake in a lender called International Senior Loan Program, consisting of equity and subordinated notes.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Newspaper journalists, mindful of their readers’ attention spans, sometimes go to the other extreme and dice their text into nanoparagraphs consisting of a sentence or two apiece.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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