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pertinent

[pur-tn-uhnt] / ˈpɜr tn ənt /


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I only posit that it’s important to understand art — especially contentious art about pertinent crises — on a cellular level to learn what it, and our responses to it, can teach us.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

Discussions on England's future is pertinent given the biennial Women's Under-20s World Cup is ongoing in Poland.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

AI might be pertinent to the rest of the companies, too, Colas added, but not to their immediate financial results.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

Denmark and Greenland solves the most pertinent security issues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

What is pertinent is the calmness of that beauty, its sense of restraint.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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