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Domestication syndrome - anatomical and morphological changes such as curly tails, floppy ears, depigmentation, smaller brains and reduced facial skeletons - are commonly cited as some of the most salient traits, the study says.

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Specifically, Lawrence pointed to the issue of data center construction, which has become increasingly salient around the United States as artificial intelligence companies push to build power-hungry facilities to power their large language models.

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In the end, though, senior officials agreed that the arguments for a quarter-point cut “were considered more salient.”

“The salient point about the modern vintage of housing-related fraud is its integral place within our nation’s institutions,” he added.

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The more salient fact about the natcons is that most do not understand the U.S. as a nation founded on the principles of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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