consensus

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The consensus call is for a 1% month-over-month decline for new orders for durable manufactured goods to $318 billion.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

The consensus call is for a 3.4% jump from a year earlier, one percentage point more than in February.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

The consensus among scholars and practitioners in design is nearly unanimous: Usability is one of the cornerstone achievements of our society over the past century.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

But still, I’m not sure we should reject the impulse to explore extreme ideas to stop global heating, since the current consensus seems to be doing next to nothing.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

By the time the symposium was over, the consensus among many of the attendees appeared to be that the kouros was not at all what it was supposed to be.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell