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
Only by skillfully uniting the two groups—made easier to achieve by President Woodrow Wilson’s refusal to compromise—was Lodge able to prevent ratification and mark himself as a leader of consequence.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
But this is a moment of consequence, when the mask is off.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025
In Hawaii, officials have warned of possible 10ft waves - but governor Josh Green said they have not yet seen "a wave of consequence".
From BBC • Jul. 30, 2025
In all matters of consequence, General P. P. Peckem was, as he always remarked when he was about to criticize the work of some close associate publicly, a realist.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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