consist of
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Bollinger bands consist of three lines: the middle band tracks a stock’s 20-day simple average, and the upper and lower bands are set two standard deviations away from the middle.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
They consist of pairs of poles on each side of the road, with a strip of wire mesh strung between and running down to the ground on either side.
From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026
About one-third would likely consist of footage already shot, including performances from the 1990s Dangerous tour and the 2000s Invincible tour, Fogelson and King said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Dating back to 1896, the Dow Jones Transportation Average is one of the oldest U.S. equity indexes and used to consist of railroads when they were the dominant means of transportation in the country.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
Other pieces may even dispense with the idea that music has to consist of notes; compositions may be collections of sounds and silences.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
