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console

[kuhn-sohl] / kənˈsoʊl /


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Nintendo plans to raise Switch 2 console prices in September, increasing the U.S. price to about $500 from $450.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Microsoft said in June it had "hoped another price increase would not be necessary", but blamed the rising cost of console storage and memory for needing to raise prices on consumers.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

Afterward, his father didn’t console him with platitudes.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Is Microsoft laying off 3,200 employees from the Xbox division just a new boss coming in and pruning an overgrown asset, or is it a sign that console gaming is coming to the end?

From Slate Jul. 17, 2026

He thought about how to console her, whether he would be able to console her.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The Japanese company maintained its annual sales forecast of 16.5 million Switch 2 consoles, despite reporting a decline in quarterly sales to 3.82 million units due to a high base a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

The centre's shops sell tech equipment of all sorts, from computer parts to gadgets and games consoles.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

"For the first time in the industry's history, consoles are getting more expensive toward the end of their lifecycle," he said.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

If he had amassed the same number of records, skateboard decks or vintage gaming consoles — all fire hazards — would he have gotten the same eviction warning?

From Salon Jul. 23, 2026

There was even a case with old video game consoles and smartphones that were years older than his.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

Cast members consoled him, including a kiss on the cheek from Mikey Day that sent Gosling into a spontaneous giggle attack.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 8, 2026

She bought lollipops and a teddy bear, and by 10 a.m. she had set up shop outside a campus dining hall where she consoled students Sunday morning with offers of “free mom hugs.”

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 14, 2025

June Lockhart, the perennial TV mom who consoled her son Timmy and his faithful pet collie in ‘Lassie’ and explained the galaxy to her children in ‘Lost in Space,’ has died.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 27, 2025

The duchess will also be remembered as a familiar figure at the Wimbledon tennis championships, where she handed over trophies - and consoled those who had lost, including a tearful Jana Novotna in 1993.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2025

He had the lugubrious face of one who simply refuses to be consoled.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

It’s the shattering confusion of grief—for his son, and for his own life as he expected to lead it—yet he has made of the resulting jumble a consoling, searching work of art.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Days after Kirk’s death, Marx posted photos of himself consoling Kirk’s widow, Erika; he announced he was considering a run for governor at a memorial service for Kirk.

From Slate Jun. 29, 2026

Mikel Arteta was doing the rounds consoling his devastated Arsenal players when a giant banner was unfurled in front of him at Etihad Stadium, emblazoned with the words: "Panic on the streets of London".

From BBC Apr. 19, 2026

Viewers have been circulating clips of Wilson reaching for Batula’s hands in one scene and consoling her in the bathroom as she cried in another.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 3, 2026

He himself had, although he had always had the consoling spirit of his father, idealized, frozen in joyful childhood memories.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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