as in to correspond
to be in agreement on every point
that account consists with the information in the other reports
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Recent Examples of consist
The largely informal opposition had consisted mainly of local cities that warned another sales tax would disproportionately burden the poorest residents and force shoppers across the county border in hopes of finding lower costs.
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Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
Thankfully, my first night in Appalachia consisted only of a restful sleep.
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Hillary Richard,
Travel + Leisure,
10 June 2026
The 59-member caucus consists entirely of Democrats, including more than a third from Southern states.
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Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
Clinker consists predominantly of calcium silicate minerals known as alite and belite, compounds largely responsible for cement’s strength and hardening behavior.
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New Atlas,
26 May 2026
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Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
Thankfully, my first night in Appalachia consisted only of a restful sleep.
—
Hillary Richard,
Travel + Leisure,
10 June 2026
The 59-member caucus consists entirely of Democrats, including more than a third from Southern states.
—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
Clinker consists predominantly of calcium silicate minerals known as alite and belite, compounds largely responsible for cement’s strength and hardening behavior.
—
New Atlas,
26 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for consist
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The most popular team kits this year are for Mexico, Argentina, Spain, France and USA, while corresponding player jerseys from Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé and Lamine Yamal are also selling quickly, thanks to their performances on the pitch (and overall star quality to boot).
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The cameras, not so much hunting as scavenging, fed the numbers and their corresponding locations into a national database owned by a company that sells the information.
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Trump is expected to deliver remarks, and the event coincides with the Great American State Fair and a FIFA World Cup watch party on the National Mall.
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With the country cash-strapped, the Arab Spring of 2011 set off a wave of mass migration into Europe, which coincided with the widespread perception that the extra numbers were placing further strains on already creaking resources of jobs, housing and healthcare.
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This design maximizes ocean views while conforming to the slope across five or possibly more levels.
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The Pride in Production initiative from Pink Triangle Press has key industry backing and aims to drive more acceptance for Two spirit, trans, non-binary and gender non conforming people working in Canada’s screen sectors.
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