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consist

[kuhn-sist, kon-sist] / kənˈsɪst, ˈkɒn sɪst /


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This permanent group would issue a public report every year and consist of a rotating corps of private-sector talent serving one- or two-year tours.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

As a result of the hiatus, the season will consist of five episodes instead of the usual 10.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

These scaffolds consist of individual hydrogel microparticles that assemble into a porous structure.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

The ballroom building would consist of the large entertaining space above ground and also a security complex below ground.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

The trail itself seemed to consist of a bed of dried animal dung.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

"I love to know what the stage is looking like, what the set list consists of and where to stand."

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Our solar system is now about 4.5 billion years old and consists mostly of empty space.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

The tour currently consists of three stops in Europe but will later include U.S. shows, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

There is an old joke that 95% of investing success consists of knowing what not to do.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Much of social reality consists of institutional facts: property, for example, or marriage.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Closer examination showed that some of the particles consisted of face-centered cubic γ-Fe.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

Their bye week consisted of wild-card watch parties, batting practice, live pitching — from a long list of arms on Wednesday, especially — and an open workout Thursday that culminated in a scrimmage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

The second row consisted of Springbok Rugby World Cup winner Jean Kleyn and Arthur Clark, one of the league's best young locks.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

What’s more interesting, then, is not the proposal itself, which consisted of only a sentence, but the reason Johnson felt the need to introduce the measure in the first place.

From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026

That evening, he and Lombardy went over the endgame position, which consisted of both Bobby and Bronstein having a rook, a bishop, and an equal number of pawns.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

That program, Nike said, includes around $1 billion of pre-tax charges, “primarily consisting of employee-related costs,” as well as roughly $300 million in severance costs recognized in the last fiscal year.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

There are parts of the island you’re not allowed to photograph, “secure zones” consisting of dilapidated military buildings topped with ragged, sun-bleached Albanian flags.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

Scientists know of only one population, consisting of fewer than 50 individuals in an area smaller than a football pitch.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

In connection with its restructuring, Zscaler said it would incur charges of about $30 million to $33 million, consisting mostly of employee and severance benefits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

The barrel had to be carried on a specially made car consisting of a steel cradle straddling two extra-long flatcars.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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