consequential

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  1. adjective Following as an effect, result, or conclusion; consequent.
  2. adjective Having important consequences; significant: "The year's only really consequential legislation was the reform of Social Security” (New York Times).
  3. adjective Important; influential: a consequential figure in the academic community.

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  • Ironically it's the one matchup that is probably the most consequential, at least among the few where the outcome can be reasonably thought in doubt prior to kickoff. —  Big Ten Country
  • Not only is the decision highly consequential, it is arguably qualitatively different from almost every other decision a presidential candidate has to make. —  One Thousand Reasons
  • As government gets bigger and more consequential, the worry is not that there will be no one to purvey the news but that the news will no longer remain an independent and countervailing power.
  • This includes but is not restricted to indirect, consequential, special or exemplary damages, loss of business, loss of profit, loss of revenue, loss of opportunity, loss of reputation, loss of data and loss suffered by third parties.
  • Weiss will not be liable for consequential, incidental, punitive, special, exemplary, or indirect damages resulting directly or indirectly from the use of or reliance upon any material provided by Weiss. —  FXstreet.com
 

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/kɑnsəˈkwɛnʃəl/
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