consult
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California students had to pass three other requirements under state law: receive a positive teacher evaluation, have the school consult with a parent and demonstrate basic academic skills in an assessment chosen by each district.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
Commerce says it will consult with the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Either way, the only way to know what is and isn’t legal would be to consult a lawyer.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
He’ll likely consult with others in his office, but ultimately it’s his decision to make about whether to retry the case.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
"This isn't funny," Carla warns as we consult in the bathroom back at Capri's.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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She has held diverse strategic roles at the intersection of go-to-market, clinical and operations in digital health, currently consults for venture-capital and early-stage digital health companies, and writes for the Massively Better Healthcare blog.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Arne Olson, a senior partner with Energy and Environmental Economics who consults on California’s energy planning, said replacing the plant with clean energy may have looked “eminently doable in 2016,” and is probably feasible today.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 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
He consults with Bessent and Greer, the lead negotiators with Beijing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
“That monster who keeps his son’s heart in a pot? Anyone who consults him is an idiot!”
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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Statisticians I have consulted insist that it’s almost certainly a coincidence that those three particularly terrible months for the market happened to occur in October.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
An outside ethics expert Krasner consulted said neither he nor the district attorney’s office needed to be removed from the case, though Diamond said the expert “ignored critical facts.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
"The value in this project is practically unquantifiable," said Berkeley archaeology graduate student Leah Packard-Grams, who consulted on the project as a papyrologist.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
In crafting “The Price of Freedom,” the museum consulted with veterans’ groups to try to avoid a backlash like the one that arose on the Enola Gay.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
The fat man consulted a diagram on the wall of his booth.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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Students have been asked to return home after consulting their parents or guardians.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Fast-forward five years: I sold my business and am semiretired, helping the new owner on a consulting basis.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
Instead, LA28 released only broad categories of the work completed — such as “engineering consulting services,” “mascot design and production” and “office buildout.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
“They basically dug their own grave,” Abbott said to ABC, blaming tech companies for moving too fast without consulting local stakeholders.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026
“So, Potter, Potter…” said Professor McGonagall, consulting her notes as she turned to Harry.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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