pertinent
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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
With the French Open starting on Sunday, there are two pertinent questions as far as the men's singles is concerned.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
As pertinent as stupidity is another human tendency, to be unable to remain permanently on high alert.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
It feels especially pertinent in a new era of maxx eating.
From Salon • May 7, 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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