reach a consensus

idiom

: to come to an agreement
Scientists have not reached a consensus on the cause of the disease.

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Investigators' behavior in her first trial may have influenced the jury's inability to reach a consensus. Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2025 Moreover, many community notes on X – and increasing on Meta – may fail to gain visibility as users increasingly struggle to reach a consensus or fail to recognize nuance. Peter Suciu, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025 The decision, announced on Jan. 3, follows months of scrutiny by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), which failed to reach a consensus and referred the matter to the president. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025 The decision followed months of scrutiny by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), which failed to reach a consensus and referred the matter to the president. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reach a consensus

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“Reach a consensus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reach%20a%20consensus. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.

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