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
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
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
It feels especially pertinent in a new era of maxx eating.
From Salon • May 7, 2026
The causes were many, in his telling, but two of them seemed especially pertinent: Ales Hrdlicka and the overkill hypothesis.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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