salient
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Another salient detail emerged in Judge Truncale’s courtroom.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 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
Standing in front of him every day and trying to ask him salient questions was often futile.
From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026
“Households remember salient price increases — eggs, meat, child care, home repairs — far more vividly than aggregate statistics. These memory effects persist for years or even generations.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026
The committee report consisted of seven resolutions that addressed this salient question: What are the powers vested in Congress, under the present constitution, relating to the abolition of slavery”?
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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