salience

Example Sentences

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CAHILLANE: There’s no such thing as a forever brand, where because it has so much salience people are just going to continue to buy it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

The salience of both news organizations is waning.

From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025

It gave the issue of accidental releases from prison a salience and prominence it hadn't had until then.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025

It was clear too, from the reaction of the crowd, that the issue had salience.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2024

The head had been caught in an attitude of leaning against a wall, so that the salience of the jaw, the flare of the nostrils, and the white of the eye were accentuated sharply.

From Aliens by McFee, William