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salience

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




NOUN
jutting
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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

This is along with what she called the "growing salience of nuclear weapons".

From BBC Feb. 4, 2026

I had landed here for my fateful drive because of its climate salience, as well as its award-winning Hummer dealership, Sheehan Buick GMC.

From Slate Jun. 22, 2025

The cornice has always been reckoned among his indubitable successes, combining as it does salience and audacity with a grand heroic air of grace.

From The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti by Symonds, John Addington




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