salient
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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
“The most salient point is that ‘anything but China’ and the whole mantra of ‘China is uninvestible’ died,” said says Louis Gave, co-founder of Gavekal.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
That doesn’t happen often, but—and here is the absolutely salient point—once would be enough.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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