consulting
Americanadjective
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employed or involved in giving professional advice to the public or to those practicing the profession.
a consulting physician.
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of, relating to, or used for consultation.
a physician's consulting room.
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Huge winners and losers within sectors, but on net sectors that will win are computers/coding, architecture, life sciences, consulting and other white collar.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Raman’s campaign expenditures included $300,000 to Middle Seat, a Washington, D.C.-based consulting business that also worked on the independent expenditure group supporting Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign in New York City.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
The project involved consulting industry bodies to create materials that would last.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
Chinese brands, including BYD, MG and Chery, are gaining ground in Europe fast and now make up around nine percent of the region's overall sales, according to consulting firm Dataforce.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
Alexandra left the room without consulting her brother.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
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