consequent

Example Sentences

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But private consumption likely remained relatively strong, driven by cuts to the goods-and-services tax and the consequent boost to consumer purchases, they said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Then there is the near stalemate on the front line - and the consequent shift in focus by the Russian army to disrupt supply lines instead.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

Arm in arm with this, and less discussed, is the death of deductive logic, the ability to understand cause and effect by composing simple conditional arguments with an antecedent and a consequent.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2025

While providing lower-carbon fuel to California truckers, with consequent reductions in pollution and greenhouse gases, the shift increased concentration in the gasoline-refining market, leading to more pricing power.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2024

More than any other mark, the comma draws our attention to the mixed origins of modern punctuation, and its consequent mingling of two quite distinct functions: 1.

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author