growing consensus
noun
: increasing agreement among people
There is a growing consensus about/on the need for further investigation.
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The growing consensus among experts is that black plastic poses risks to human health and the environment.
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Kristin Hostetter, Outside Online, 13 Nov. 2024
The United States is likely to find this a painful adjustment, especially with the growing consensus in Washington that engaging Beijing has failed and that a tougher approach is necessary to preserve U.S. interests.
—Lee Hsien Loong, Foreign Affairs, 4 June 2020
One of the past decade’s biggest megatrends in ecology and biology is the growing consensus that sentience — and intelligence — are far more common than had been believed.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
But a growing consensus among researchers say that the condition is really a disorder of executive function, which describes skills like self-control, planning, and organizing.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
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Kristin Hostetter, Outside Online, 13 Nov. 2024
The United States is likely to find this a painful adjustment, especially with the growing consensus in Washington that engaging Beijing has failed and that a tougher approach is necessary to preserve U.S. interests.
—Lee Hsien Loong, Foreign Affairs, 4 June 2020
One of the past decade’s biggest megatrends in ecology and biology is the growing consensus that sentience — and intelligence — are far more common than had been believed.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
But a growing consensus among researchers say that the condition is really a disorder of executive function, which describes skills like self-control, planning, and organizing.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Growing consensus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/growing%20consensus. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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