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salience

[sey-lee-uhns, seyl-yuhns] / ˈseɪ li əns, ˈseɪl yəns /




NOUN
jutting
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Prediction-market firms achieved massive growth and cultural salience in the U.S. through major events like the presidential election and Super Bowl.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

And it remains to be seen if these attacks — and saying the word “transgender” over and over again — will have the same salience it has had in the past.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Economists have found that round-number prices for retail items have salience with consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

But what gives the row political salience now is Sir Keir Starmer's decision to send Lord Mandelson to Washington a year ago.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

Above a plinth with a gentle salience rises the altar itself, supported at each angle by the paw of a lion.

From A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 by Armstrong, Walter, Sir




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