consequential
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The most consequential effects of the crisis, however, may not be the immediate price spikes around the world but the strategic policy shifts they prompt.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
Impacts of that season’s El Niño were far more consequential elsewhere.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Three episodes on his path to the bench, what shaped him, and the philosophy about to define the most consequential court term in years.
From Slate • May 13, 2026
It took James and Caley a few years to figure out patterns in James’ work — times he could leave Charlotte and not miss a consequential number of opportunities.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
What a child did was considered by his or her parents as something separate from the adult world and not particularly consequential.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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Vocabulary lists containing consequential
Vocabulary from Hillary Clinton's Concession Speech, November 9, 2016
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