salient

Example Sentences

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But the newly salient issue is rising electricity rates.

From The Wall Street Journal

The particulars of the indictment against former President Donald J. Trump have yet to be revealed, but the salient details are heaven-made for headlines and screen crawls:

From New York Times

Perhaps their most potent claim was that there had been no significant change in electoral turnover, arguably the most salient significant indicator of democracy.

From Salon

And yet what has kept Trump afloat for so long, what has helped him evade ruin and prosecution, is perhaps his most salient quality: he is shameless.

From Salon

Michael Donilon, a senior White House adviser, sees abortion rights as becoming an even more salient issue as Republican-led states enact new restrictions.

From Washington Post