consequential

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Such errors can be corrected, and they aren’t always consequential.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026

Each time he announces a consequential decision, the report found, an “epidemic of suspicious trading” occurs just before the news would affect the markets.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

As the first phase of his most consequential military triumph ended, Johnson decided not to seek re-election and de-escalated in an effort to secure peace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

“There is no reason on fear that any technology company on earth, much less my own, should be making consequential decisions for the public,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

At Pollsmoor, our problems tended to be less consequential than those we experienced on Robben Island.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela