salient
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From a military point of view, the most salient aspect is the failure of Russian power in and around the Black Sea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Denton’s appointment was perhaps the most salient detail in Nike’s announcement on Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
Rarely does the movie hit on any salient points that the series hasn’t already made, opting instead to repeat narrative patterns and jerk a few tears here and there.
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026
Right now, corruption and accountability are particularly salient for both voters and lawmakers.
From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026
It was a river of iridescent onyx—Mrs. Shigemura described it in Japanese—the salient feature of her physical being, as prominent and extraordinary as baldness might have been in another girl of the same age.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
South Viet Nam, Malaysia and Thailand represent salients on the edge of China's sphere of influence.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week, on one of Wall Street's sorest salients, there was Peace.
From Time Magazine Archive
One of Chiang's armies had been cut off, and two others that tried to rescue it had exposed salients.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mostly, the action was confined to border thrusts by both sides to straighten out salients that are difficult to defend.
From Time Magazine Archive
It seems to be the lot of the P.P.s to get into salients.
From My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form by Palmer, Frederick
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