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consultative

adjective

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as in advisory

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Recent Examples of consultative Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud attends the consultative ministerial meeting in Riyadh, on March 19, 2026. — Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 19 Mar. 2026 Such positions that demand administrative depth often don’t build the consultative credibility needed to become an HR business partner, which uses a different skill set. — Ruth Umoh, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026 The Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan, also a consultative member of the Socialist International but more left-leaning than the PDKI, joined the coalition today, becoming its sixth member party. — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2026 The actuary performs a variety of analytical and consultative tasks for the California Department of Insurance, along with providing support on special projects. — Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for consultative

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Now, there are advisory boards for both historical dolls and Girl of the Year, Cartwright says.

— Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Those pages explain why prosecutors believe O'Hearn should grant the disgraced former stockbroker Patten a steep downward departure from advisory sentencing guidelines.

— Dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 July 2026

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McKinsey could also slash as many as 2,000 non-consulting staff in one of its biggest round of layoffs ever, Bloomberg reported last month, citing unnamed sources close to the matter.

— Anna Cooban, CNN, 23 Mar. 2023
The report also found McKinsey officials used their contract with the government to drum up even more consulting work with private companies.

— Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2022

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