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consideration

[kuhn-sid-uh-rey-shuhn] / kənˌsɪd əˈreɪ ʃən /






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The company may pay an incremental contingent consideration of up to $200 million, it added.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

The PPS then directed there was insufficient evidence to prosecute but advised if Creswell was interviewed about the allegation in future, the file could be resubmitted for further consideration, according to the Ombudsman.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

The company later characterized the departure as a “business decision,” but declined to explain what business consideration prompted such a sudden termination.

From Salon Sep. 5, 2026

An aggressive conversion strategy probably isn’t justified given your wealth and income, but a multi-year Roth-conversion strategy deserves at least some consideration.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

Still reading, she grabs my face between her hands, grinding my cheeks in circles while calling out, “...much consideration, you have been accepted as one of two teen finalists from the state of Rhode Island...!’

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson

The 49ers, especially, have travel considerations to sort through all year with an NFL-high 38,272 miles to cover, which includes another game in Mexico City.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

"And secondly, I want to fully test whether our proposals for local government reorganisation meet the priorities of a new administration and a new prime minister and any additional considerations," she will add.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

What considerations do judges make in these types of situations?

From Slate Sep. 4, 2026

Some moves were driven by other considerations, like an apartment with a rat infestation.

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

Even an aluminum cookset offered considerations of weight, compactness, thermal dynamics, and general utility that could occupy a mind for hours.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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