consequential
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Ships carrying gas from Qatar also look to be making their first run at the strait, and their success—or failure—will be consequential for energy markets.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
“In both instances, there are lackluster candidates, and so we see voters being very much undecided in both of these incredibly consequential races.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
The duo also break down a consequential voting rights case in Watson v.
From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026
Each time he announces a consequential decision, the report found, an “epidemic of suspicious trading” occurs just before the news would affect the markets.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026
What a child did was considered by his or her parents as something separate from the adult world and not particularly consequential.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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Vocabulary from Hillary Clinton's Concession Speech, November 9, 2016
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