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of consequence



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Without assigning a sense of consequence, the money becomes meaningless to the kid, said Matt Chancey, a certified financial planner and founder of Tax Alpha Companies in Florida.

From MarketWatch May 29, 2026

But the significance of these cases runs deeper: They threaten the legal architecture that has allowed Big Tech to reap trillions of dollars in profits with little risk of consequence in court.

From Slate Mar. 30, 2026

To play somebody like that, and to allow myself to be blind to the feeling of consequence and to just shoot like a rocket, that was incredibly freeing and pleasurable.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 18, 2025

He said he thinks the move will significantly advance China’s chip capabilities and it doesn’t seem like the U.S. got much of consequence in return for allowing the exports.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 8, 2025

He thought, from the attention this boy was receiving from his escorting ladies, he must be a boy of consequence.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes




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