consecutive

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Some forecasts suggest temperatures could hover around 30C for at least seven consecutive days in places, perhaps rising back into the mid-30s at times although there is some uncertainty.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

The back-to-back victories marked just the second time in the team’s history that it has won consecutive World Cup matches—and the first since the inaugural tournament in 1930.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

Still, all signs point to higher interest rates by year-end after the Fed’s decision this week to keep them steady for the fourth consecutive meeting.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

The loss to the 19th-ranked Swiss was the first in six matches for 64th-ranked Bosnia, following six consecutive 1-1 or 0-0 draws, including their 1-1 World Cup opener against host Canada.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

Sequences of heads and tails of a given length, say twenty flips, generally have a certain number of consecutive runs of heads.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos