consensus

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That would be 8.6 times higher than the year-earlier figure, topping a FactSet-compiled consensus estimate of 39.140 trillion won.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

He now expects Tesla to report 30 cents on that metric for the first quarter, but he said consensus expectations for this period “once stood as high as $3.68.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

The consensus call is for a 3.4% jump from a year earlier, one percentage point more than in February.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

I’m not sure we should reject the impulse to explore extreme ideas to stop global heating, since the current consensus seems to be doing next to nothing.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

In a country where the overwhelming majority of people identify themselves in polls as “middle class,” there seemed to be no consensus as to what class meant, let alone whether it mattered.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times