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salience

[sey-lee-uhns, seyl-yuhns] / ˈseɪ li əns, ˈseɪl yəns /




NOUN
jutting
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"It might be the case that if everyone starts talking about it, then it raises the salience," Jac Larner said.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Economists have found that round-number prices for retail items have salience with consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

After the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January, such threats likely have more salience now.

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2026

The salience of both news organizations is waning.

From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025

He gave them a slight salience over the façade and a polychromatic decoration.

From A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 by Armstrong, Walter, Sir




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