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

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

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