pertinent
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But like last year, Beijing again risked not having a senior leader present if the two most pertinent global security issues -- Taiwan and the opening of the Strait of Hormuz -- do come up.
From Barron's • May 29, 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
It feels especially pertinent in a new era of maxx eating.
From Salon • May 7, 2026
This was so emphatic, so transformed from what had been served up before De Zerbi's appointment on 31 March, that it was fair to ask pertinent questions.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
And Milton was asking himself a few, pertinent questions.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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