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relevant

[rel-uh-vuhnt] / ˈrɛl ə vənt /


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“If you’re on the board of a big entertainment company…and nobody has any entertainment industry background or relevant background, management can kind of roll over you, right? You just don’t get it,” Wartzman added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

"The Force continues its operations in the area in close coordination with the Haitian National Police and relevant operational partners," GFS said, urging local residents to stay away.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

This project completed the relevant process in just over two years.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Fox’s reporting made the family part of the story without establishing why their ordinary activities were relevant to the investigation.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

Sometimes two examples are better than one, because they allow the reader to triangulate on which aspect of the example is relevant to the definition.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker


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