consequential
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Late last month, Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg called AI “the most consequential technology of our lifetimes” in a memo citing its decision to lay off thousands of employees.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
He has written his views into law in cases as consequential as the massive Second Amendment expansion in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026
Over and over again the prime minister's most consequential judgement in office circles back into ministers' airspace – and today it will do with gusto.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
“This is one of the most consequential and horrific rulings that I have seen since becoming the D.A.,” said San Francisco Dist.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
I had never had to make such a consequential decision before.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing consequential
Vocabulary from Hillary Clinton's Concession Speech, November 9, 2016
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