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consensus

[kuhn-sen-suhs] / kənˈsɛn səs /


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At last year's summit, fossil fuels were not mentioned by name in the final agreement after oil and gas-producing nations prevented consensus on the issue.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

“That Thing You Do!” hides its nugget of pop music consensus inside another bygone bit of shared culture: the afternoon cable movie.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

The middle of the guided 2026 range suggests Ebitda between 490 million pounds and 500 million pounds, RBC said, which would be at least 13% lower than the analyst consensus of 573.4 million pounds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

And this leaves consensus third-quarter EPS growth of 27% compared with a year before.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

But let’s follow the rough consensus and suppose Tisias was the pupil and Corax the master.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

The ministry said both sides reached several consensuses on resolving non-tariff barriers and market-access issues for certain agricultural products.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

China has emphasised what it calls "a series of new consensuses" but it has not explained what those agreements are.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

“The key is to build those consensuses and add strength to the proposals on how he is going to achieve them,” she added.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 28, 2021

Throughout Ishmael Reed’s decadeslong career as a writer, he’s relentlessly taken on the majority-white establishments in literature, journalism, academia, and music, challenging the prevailing consensuses.

From Slate ● Dec. 22, 2020

Our scientific consensuses for response actions were based on the fundamental principle that no actions should be undertaken that would likely do more harm than good.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 9, 2018




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