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salience

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




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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Lizzie O’Leary: Let’s talk about the salience engine and storytelling platform on which you primarily exist, which is YouTube.

From Slate • Mar. 22, 2026

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

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2026

But what gives the row political salience now is Sir Keir Starmer's decision to send Lord Mandelson to Washington a year ago.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

At this moment her life was a foolish quandary of being unable to figure out if there was more salience in trying to reestablish family ties or independent strivings at all cost.

From Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America by Sills, Steven (Steven David Justin)




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