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
Among one of those salient supply shocks is the recent surge in global energy prices.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 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
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
“The salient point about the modern vintage of housing-related fraud is its integral place within our nation’s institutions,” he added.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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