consequential
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“The most consequential developments in technology are no longer happening in universities or government labs or corporations but within the context of fast-growing startups,” he contends.
Your role in the narrative should be consequential and demonstrate to employers that your contributions were significant while showing that you know no one gets far alone.
From MarketWatch
Carney's address in Davos on Tuesday was widely lauded by politicians and pundits at home, with one senator describing it as the "most consequential" speech delivered by a Canadian prime minister since World War Two.
From BBC
We have gathered 60 consequential U.S. inventions from the past 250 years.
Chávez, a former army officer inspired by Marxist thinkers and revolutionaries such as Simón Bolivar and Fidel Castro, was one of the most consequential political figures in recent Latin American history.
From Los Angeles Times
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