consequential
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He has written his views into law in cases as consequential as the massive Second Amendment expansion in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026
Federal Reserve have made enormously consequential decisions—raising or lowering interest rates—based on incomplete and often delayed information.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
“This is one of the most consequential and horrific rulings that I have seen since becoming the D.A.,” said San Francisco Dist.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
By focusing on the pace of the rally, investors might be overlooking something even more consequential, according to Ed Yardeni, a Wall Street veteran and founder of Yardeni Research.
From MarketWatch • May 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
Vocabulary lists containing consequential
Vocabulary from Hillary Clinton's Concession Speech, November 9, 2016
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