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inconsequential

[in-kon-si-kwen-shuhl, in-kon-] / ˌɪn kɒn sɪˈkwɛn ʃəl, ɪnˌkɒn- /


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"We were all aware that we weren't being knighted or accepting a peerage. We all knew that the right we stood to gain was fairly inconsequential as inherited birthrights go."

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

Some commenters zero in on seemingly inconsequential details.

From MarketWatch May 13, 2026

And, as usual, whatever he says afterward is inconsequential and often irrelevant to the action he has already taken.

From Salon Mar. 6, 2026

He takes his time absorbing every seemingly inconsequential detail as he becomes attached to the personalities of eccentrics on their self-assigned quests to accomplish unlikely goals.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 26, 2026

As this date grew ever nearer, the pressures on myself, though of an altogether more humble nature than those mounting on his lordship, were nevertheless not inconsequential.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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