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pertinent

[pur-tn-uhnt] / ˈpɜr tn ənt /


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This will raise a lot of pertinent questions about your business arrangements.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

It’s a small but pertinent factoid, one of dozens Beta shares across the journey of unspooling Alice Coltrane’s life.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

“Although this study focused on patients with MASLD, these findings may also be pertinent to a broader patient population,” said Lee.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Perhaps more pertinent is the footballing idiom 'doing a Leeds', which addresses the Whites' fall during that era from the dizzying heights of a Champions League semi-final to relegation three years later.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

But all of that was pertinent only in the night, and had nothing to do with the man you loved, at least in daylight.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood




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