consequential
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Immortalized on screen in “Forrest Gump,” the plaza and pool have provided the backdrop to some of the most consequential protests for equal rights in American history.
From Salon • May 7, 2026
That would make Bengal's verdict consequential far beyond the state itself.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
She starts by noting that the Voting Rights Act is, or was. one of the most consequential, efficacious, amply justified exercises of federal legislative power in the nation’s history.
From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026
That matters enormously, because over the past decade, the field of climate economics has generated some of the most consequential numbers in global finance and governance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 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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