consequential

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Ships carrying gas from Qatar also look to be making their first run at the strait, and their success—or failure—will be consequential for energy markets.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

It is among the most consequential legal threats he faces.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

I’m also at the center of a complex and consequential question being asked right now by oncologists and cancer patients: When is a cancer patient cured?

From Slate • Mar. 29, 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

In the long run, Fenn says, the consequential finding of the new scholarship is not that many people died but that many people lived.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann