salient
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Therefore, beyond the actual numbers, the more salient information for investors is how much of the refunds will flow to their bottom lines.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Rarely does the movie hit on any salient points that the series hasn’t already made, opting instead to repeat narrative patterns and jerk a few tears here and there.
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026
Right now, corruption and accountability are particularly salient for both voters and lawmakers.
From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026
In District 3, the Palisades fire has been more salient because the district contains the conflagration’s entire burn zone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
In division, you start by summarizing the salient points of agreement, then set out the points that are at issue.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
Last week, on one of Wall Street's sorest salients, there was Peace.
From Time Magazine Archive
Only half of the salients mapped during the summer by the House had been fought over by the Senate.
From Time Magazine Archive
South Viet Nam, Malaysia and Thailand represent salients on the edge of China's sphere of influence.
From Time Magazine Archive
But as the week went on, the Iranian defenses hardened and the Iraqis found themselves pressed to maintain their salients.
From Time Magazine Archive
The road wound about in a most ridiculous way, making salients out of ploughed fields on either side.
From Bullets & Billets by Bruce Bairnsfather
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