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[kuhn-sohl] / kənˈsoʊl /


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Last week, Sony announced it would stop manufacturing discs for all new PlayStation games released after January 2028, making its branded digital storefront the default retail outpost for all console owners going forward.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

“Unfortunately, console storage and memory prices have increased by more than 2.5x and we expect another doubling by the fall of 2027,” the company shared in a June press release.

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

"I am so deeply resentful and very angry. But I don't even know who to be angry at anymore. I just have to console myself by accepting it as fate."

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

Guitars, as heard on songs like “Opening in the Gate,” often seem like they are plugged directly into the recording console rather than into an amp, emphasizing their buzzy electrical quality rather than room-shaking distortion.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

“Ah, I’m not sure what that is. But this—“he stabbed the console of buttons—“now this is solar radiation.”

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

It could be that its consoles have inscrutable names.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

Sony and Nintendo have also raised the prices of their game consoles, and Apple announced substantial increases for its Macs and iPads.

From Barron's Jul. 6, 2026

Just last month, Microsoft increased the price of its Xbox consoles.

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

Microsoft shares also fell after it announced higher prices for its Xbox gaming consoles, citing higher costs of components.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

The bed was gone, the dresser gone, the desk and books and game consoles.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

They actively consoled him, cast him as a victim and in some cases offered advice on how to rehabilitate his image.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 6, 2026

“You have to be strong,” he consoled his mother.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 23, 2025

June Lockhart, the perennial TV mom who consoled her son Timmy and his faithful pet collie in ‘Lassie’ and explained the galaxy to her children in ‘Lost in Space,’ has died.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 27, 2025

She will also be remembered as a familiar figure at the Wimbledon tennis championships, where she handed over trophies - and consoled those who had lost, including a tearful Jana Novotna in 1993.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2025

Instead, he consoled me by telling me about the mistakes great heroes had made when they were children.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai

Days after Kirk’s death, Marx posted photos of himself consoling Kirk’s widow, Erika; he announced he was considering a run for governor at a memorial service for Kirk.

From Slate Jun. 29, 2026

Phil Foden's World Cup audition ended painfully with the consoling arm of England head coach Thomas Tuchel around his shoulder.

From BBC Mar. 27, 2026

Chomsky, now 97, was hardly the only famous associate who was privately consoling Epstein or giving him advice to rehabilitate his public image.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 6, 2026

He claimed that he began consoling a crying Minaj, only for her to start yelling at him.

From MarketWatch Dec. 1, 2025

Nurse Duckett was in tears, and Yossarian was consoling her apologetically as he sat beside her on the edge of a bed.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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