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consequent

[kon-si-kwent, -kwuhnt] / ˈkɒn sɪˌkwɛnt, -kwənt /


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Investors will be watching these figures to gauge how the economy has fared since the start of the war in the Middle East and the consequent spike in energy prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The study is a 10-year effort to study the exposures to dangerous substances and consequent health effects.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2025

It said this step was "both reasonable and required in light of her cognitive impairment and consequent inability to drive safely".

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2024

And the consequent widespread price plunges would cause a negative feedback loop — “It’s very hard to get out of a deflationary spiral,” Wolfers said.

From Salon • Aug. 20, 2024

It may well be that some of the findings about diminished reproduction are also linked with interference with biological oxidation, and consequent depletion of the all-important storage batteries of ATP.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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