salient
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In District 3, the Palisades fire has been more salient because the district contains the conflagration’s entire burn zone.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
“The most salient point is that ‘anything but China’ and the whole mantra of ‘China is uninvestible’ died,” said says Louis Gave, co-founder of Gavekal.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
While size is important, however, the more salient story is the timing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
In the U.S., where the Treasury has decided to continue to rely on short-term instruments, the risk of rollover is becoming more salient.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 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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