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consult

[kuhn-suhlt, kon-suhlt, kuhn-suhlt] / kənˈsʌlt, ˈkɒn sʌlt, kənˈsʌlt /


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“If you want a prophecy about an election, consult your local astrologist,” said Sam Henry Lazarus, a geoeconomics analyst at the Council on Foreign Relations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

As for the text: It depends on the laws in your state, so consult an attorney if you want a definitive answer.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

By making Monday's result non-binding, she got around a court decision blocking the pro-separation petition because it failed to consult indigenous First Nations whose land would be affected if the province separated.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

“There’s just so much trust that most things I don’t really consult her on,” Evans says at one point.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

My first instinct to prove that Fig was sick was to consult an expert.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

The BCC called on government to analyse and publish options, as it consults its members.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Eric Potma, a UC Irvine chemistry professor who consults for the company, told Wired this week that its technology is worth exploring despite significant technical challenges.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Treasury Department and now head of legal and government affairs at TRM Labs, which consults on financial crimes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

The 67-year-old breast cancer survivor, who consults on sustainable textiles and runs a small farmers market, would never have her own property sprayed with pesticides, but admits to having envied neighbors who did.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

I consider the spies I have seen, like the parsnip-nosed and hunched figure Madoc consults with sometimes, or a shadowy, gray-shrouded figure whose face I’ve never managed to spot.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

Tribes that are federally recognized would be consulted; those without recognition would not.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Federal officers are checking border crossings to establish if Bolsonaro may have travelled to neighbouring Argentina, according to a police source consulted by BBC News Brasil.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Although I had already consulted with three orthopedic surgeons, Drew, who married me despite my nosedive in the parking lot, wanted me to see Dr. Bert Mandelbaum at Cedars-Sinai.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

He spent some evenings going over it, then consulted Japanese patent engineer Satoshi Tomokiyo, who maintains an online list of unsolved ciphers, to verify it.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Aureliano Triste consulted the calendar and left the following Wednesday, planning to return after the rains had passed.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

But that would hurt the brand, explains Brian Wieser, chief executive of advertising consulting firm Madison and Wall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

The consulting firm told Dollar General that fixing the pricing technology issues would reduce demands on store labor and help the retailer learn more from pricing trends.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

And recently, the authority’s inspector general reported that the authority approved hundreds of thousands of dollars in wasteful travel expenses for four consulting firms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

The government is consulting on extending the time frame available for closure orders, external to 12 months.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Normally, she would have taken control of a situation like this, directing the care of Lola, reassuring her mother, listening to the doctor’s advice, consulting with Leon.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan


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