salient
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Still, your salient point about accountability on the part of administrative staff and, yes, the doctors too is well taken.
From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026
The more salient point is that he has broader experience in financial markets and government than any recent Fed Chairs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
Most studies focus on a will as the central part of the process, but that isn’t even the most salient document anymore, according to many in the estate and financial-planning industry.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
“Gasoline is usually the most salient price for consumers,” said Harvard economist Jason Furman.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
The answer, then, to the salient question—What were these two prominent American statesmen doing on that ledge beneath the plains of Weehawken?—is reasonably clear.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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