consequent
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Producer-price data for March due Tuesday will give clues on how the war in the Middle East and the consequent spike in energy prices have fed through into pipeline inflationary pressures.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
What that means is that if one car is still deploying energy when another is recovering, there is a near-500bhp offset in engine power - and a consequent massive speed differential.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
“For example, home building could be delayed because of a reduction in specific skills” resulting in “a consequent increase in unemployment for the remaining workforce.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2025
Arm in arm with this, and less discussed, is the death of deductive logic, the ability to understand cause and effect by composing simple conditional arguments with an antecedent and a consequent.
From Salon • Mar. 13, 2025
Just before his army physical, he ate a fistful of candy bars; thanks to the consequent soaring blood sugar, he failed the physical.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
Vocabulary lists containing consequent
Tier 2 Words for the SBAC ELA Items
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Content Summary G.4: Human Adaptations to the Physical Environment
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Common Core Grade 6, List 8
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