consensus
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Analysts had seen 2026 revenue of 1.26 billion pounds, an increase of 12% from 2025, according to the company-compiled consensus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
From going unbeaten in his opening nine games with a refreshing brand of football, the consensus was things had gone flat and that the head coach was bearing the brunt of it.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Cordano said his goal remained a "treaty that will be accepted by everyone," but he acknowledged concerns about future application of a deal if consensus is the rule.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
Micron Technology MU 0.00%increase; up pointing triangle earnings after the bell Wednesday comfortably beat consensus expectations, renewing investor confidence that demand for the AI build-out was strong and long-lasting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The consensus was that personality was primarily determined by environment, each child a blank slate to be written on.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
The ministry said both sides reached several consensuses on resolving non-tariff barriers and market-access issues for certain agricultural products.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
China has emphasised what it calls "a series of new consensuses" but it has not explained what those agreements are.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
“The key is to build those consensuses and add strength to the proposals on how he is going to achieve them,” she added.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 28, 2021
Throughout Ishmael Reed’s decadeslong career as a writer, he’s relentlessly taken on the majority-white establishments in literature, journalism, academia, and music, challenging the prevailing consensuses.
From Slate ● Dec. 22, 2020
Our scientific consensuses for response actions were based on the fundamental principle that no actions should be undertaken that would likely do more harm than good.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 9, 2018
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