consists

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Unburned gas consists primarily of methane, a potent greenhouse pollutant.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The core consists of Fed governors and New York Fed President John Williams, who always has a vote on interest rates.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

It consists of filaments and sheets made of dark matter and gas that surround gigantic, mostly empty regions of space known as voids.

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

There are no vaccines and no known cure, meaning that treatment consists solely of attempting to relieve the symptoms.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

My evasive action consists of smiling like an idiot, hiding my face in my own shoulder as though I’m too shy to deserve to live, giggling a bit and mumbling.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein