be consistent
Example Sentences
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“That would be consistent with Brent crude prices reaching an all-time nominal peak, and could require more disorderly and economically damaging cuts to oil demand,” Hussain adds.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
“This would be consistent with our view that equities could reach 7,300 before a larger drawdown takes place.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
“Do something that makes a change that you really feel you can be consistent with,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026
It would still be consistent with a healthy longer-term trend.
From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026
Furthermore, they were under no obligation to be consistent.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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