consequential
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This summit between the world's two most powerful leaders is set to be one of the most consequential encounters for years.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
Nominated by President Barack Obama in 2011, she has overseen some of the most consequential trials related to Silicon Valley in the past decade, including the long-running antitrust case between Epic Games and Apple.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
In recent weeks, he’s been talking to other people about Napoleon and Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar, comparing himself to the most consequential Western leaders in history.
From Slate • May 7, 2026
Immortalized on screen in “Forrest Gump,” the plaza and pool have provided the backdrop to some of the most consequential protests for equal rights in American history.
From Salon • May 7, 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
Vocabulary lists containing consequential
Vocabulary from Hillary Clinton's Concession Speech, November 9, 2016
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