consequential

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Another, and much more consequential battle between the digital-assets industry and traditional finance firms looms large.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 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

Their conversation includes an explanation of the historic Wong Kim Ark birthright citizenship case of 1898 just as the Supreme Court gears up to hear arguments in the consequential Trump v.

From Slate • 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

If permitted to define a decade somewhat loosely, then the next decade was the most crucial and consequential in American history.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis