be consistent with
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“That would be consistent with Brent crude prices reaching an all-time nominal peak, and could require more disorderly and economically damaging cuts to oil demand,” Hussain adds.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
The guardrails also have to be consistent with the government’s values and restrictions, he added.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
“The labor market is softening, wage growth is already below the pace that would be consistent with 2% inflation, and inflation expectations are well anchored.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
It would still be consistent with a healthy longer-term trend.
From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026
The fossil evidence could be consistent with the idea of a Great Designer; perhaps some species are destroyed when the Designer becomes dissatisfied with them, and new experiments are attempted on an improved design.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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