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salience

[say-lee-uhns, sayl-yuhns] / ˈseɪ li əns, ˈseɪl jəns /




NOUN
jutting
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Higher PAD was observed in the default mode network, as well as in the salience network, putamen and thalamus.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026

The salience of A.I. concerns has skyrocketed overnight.

From Slate ● Sep. 19, 2026

Prediction-market firms achieved massive growth and cultural salience in the U.S. through major events like the presidential election and Super Bowl.

From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026

CAHILLANE: There’s no such thing as a forever brand, where because it has so much salience people are just going to continue to buy it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026

How foreign he appeared to the ardent spirit who had dominated the dark; how emptied of the heat of imagination, how worn, how dry; and even in his salience, how singularly pathetic!

From The Coast of Chance by Clarence F. Underwood


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