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pertinent

[pur-tn-uhnt] / ˈpɜr tn ənt /


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It was particularly pertinent for O'Connor in a rain-soaked second session of the event on Tuesday evening.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Aside from its blockbuster spectacle, “Disclosure Day” is a pertinent reminder that, once we let go of our hope, it’s nearly impossible to get it back.

From Salon Jun. 13, 2026

Gather all the login credentials for your accounts, including banking and bills, as well as any other pertinent information someone might need to know to make sure everything is paid or transferred properly.

From MarketWatch Jun. 10, 2026

But as the tide went out on tech stocks, the dot-com bubble bust soon after, and a series of major corporate governance scandals surfaced—Enron being the most prominent—my research felt pertinent again.

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

In his speeches he managed a clever mix of pertinent local issues and grand Maoist rhetoric, which sounded even grander in Malayalam.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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