salient
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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
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
But the salient point is that Mr. Trump in 2006 volunteered his view to the cops that Epstein’s behavior revolted him and is thus unlikely to have participated in it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026
Standing in front of him every day and trying to ask him salient questions was often futile.
From Salon • Jan. 23, 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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