salient
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In some of those pockets, homelessness and street crime are the most salient issues facing the city, and Pratt’s apocalyptic talk about them landed as a tonic.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
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
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
“I think you’re missing the salient point here,” Shanti said.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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