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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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
Kim would go on to meet US and South Korean leaders, but it was always after consulting China.
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
She, too, carried the mutation and immediately began consulting with family and doctors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
When they left the museum on Monday morning, Claudia walked to the bus stop without even consulting Jamie.
From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg
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