pertinent
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But as the tide went out on tech stocks, the dot-com bubble bust soon after, and a series of major corporate governance scandals surfaced—Enron being the most prominent—my research felt pertinent again.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
They highlight that the U.S. consumer-price index data for May will be released on June 10, an increasingly pertinent issue for investors amid a spike in energy costs caused by the Iran war.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
As a child, he knew the names of all the popes and the dates of their papacies, as well as the names and pertinent dates of England’s kings and queens.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
While that contract renewal had been in the works for a few months, the timing of the announcement felt pertinent.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
The most pertinent consideration about the incognitum, however, was that it appeared to be extinct–a fact that Buffon cheerfully seized upon as proof of its incontestably degenerate nature.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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