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salience

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




NOUN
jutting
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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

This is along with what she called the "growing salience of nuclear weapons".

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

The salience of both news organizations is waning.

From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025

From this salience her small chin retreated delicately into her pink throat.

From The Tree of Heaven by Sinclair, May




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