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salient

[sey-lee-uhnt, seyl-yuhnt] / ˈseɪ li ənt, ˈseɪl yənt /


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Salient claims its technology is more accurate than that offered by other companies and governments.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2022

A maize, dairy and sheep farmer, Edward Barngetuny, whose 40-acre farm is in the Salient area of neighbouring Nandi County, says the increased cost of fertiliser has made farmers reduce the acreage they farm.

From BBC • Jul. 28, 2022

Salient whispers from both sides in Havana indicate that the process of truth and justice stands a chance of reckoning with three generations of violence.

From The Guardian • Sep. 25, 2016

A Few Salient Points Every panhandle tells a story — especially where European colonialism is involved.

From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2011

This line of guns ran about east and west across the neck of the Fricourt Salient, which thrust still further south, across the little valley and up the hill on the other side.

From The Old Front Line by Masefield, John




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