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consensus

[kuhn-sen-suhs] / kənˈsɛn səs /


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Federal officials set deadlines for the states to reach a consensus, but state negotiators missed those deadlines.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

The 10-year plan gives the states a “stable and flexible foundation” to address the water shortage while continuing to try to develop a consensus, Travnicek said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

Here’s a chart from BCA showing how high capital spending is projected to be in 2026, relative to revenue, for 13 technology companies, based on consensus estimates among analysts polled by FactSet.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

Its net profit rose 10% to 5.04 billion yuan, also below market consensus of 5.785 billion yuan.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

I’m haunted by the Lead Monitor’s words: consensus, create a new history.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

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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