as in therefore
for this or that reason
taxes were lowered, and consequently complaints were fewer
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Recent Examples of consequently
Theoretically, the broadcast ban was aimed at both loyalist and republican groups, but the primary target was Sinn Féin and, consequently, Gerry Adams.
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
Ethan Hawke's true-crime writer finds a box of Super 8 home movies in his attic, playing them and consequently putting his family in grave danger thanks to the appearance of a Babylonian deity named Bughuul.
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—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
Employees consequently want competent, respectful, and fair leaders; a sense of teamwork with colleagues; and pride in a bigger purpose beyond business objectives, says Tony Bond, EVP and chief diversity and innovation officer at Great Place to Work.
—John Kell, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
The form is so difficult to craft that only one of Padrón’s numerous rollers has been tasked with making it; consequently, supplies will likely be extremely limited and sporadic.
—Richard Carleton Hacker, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2024
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
Ethan Hawke's true-crime writer finds a box of Super 8 home movies in his attic, playing them and consequently putting his family in grave danger thanks to the appearance of a Babylonian deity named Bughuul.
39.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
Employees consequently want competent, respectful, and fair leaders; a sense of teamwork with colleagues; and pride in a bigger purpose beyond business objectives, says Tony Bond, EVP and chief diversity and innovation officer at Great Place to Work.
—John Kell, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
The form is so difficult to craft that only one of Padrón’s numerous rollers has been tasked with making it; consequently, supplies will likely be extremely limited and sporadic.
—Richard Carleton Hacker, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2024
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The victim of the attack was also a private citizen walking around in Manhattan and therefore clearly a non-combatant target.Max Abrahms and Joseph Mroszczyk, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Lastly, businesses should aim to reduce their threat surface as much as possible by regularly cleaning and organizing data to minimize their sensitive data footprint and therefore reduce the risk of inadvertent exposure.Rich Vibert, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper did so in 2008 when opposition parties sought to form a coalition government.Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Dec. 2024
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This thought experiment can't be replicated in the real world, since plastic pollution is so ubiquitous.Will Stone, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
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It is additionally estimated that only about 5% of all instances of gift card fraud are reported, thus the size and scope of the problem could be significantly larger.Judy Moon, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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The duo has thus far confirmed 79 of 112 reports across the state, and new ones are still popping up with regularity.Jacqueline Kehoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Consequently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consequently. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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