salience
noun
sa·lience
ˈsā-lyən(t)s 
-lē-ən(t)s
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The take-home message remains that the salience of a gold standard for financial discipline is due not only to the nature of gold itself but is a product of the fact that gold is a relatively scarce natural resource with the persistent allure of durability.
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Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Whether the source of authority is inaccessible or nonexistent, history loses salience.
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Migration was already expected to be a contentious topic, but the attack raised its salience further.
—Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Yet the salience of an airplane’s actual machinery has been fading too.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2025
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Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Whether the source of authority is inaccessible or nonexistent, history loses salience.
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Migration was already expected to be a contentious topic, but the attack raised its salience further.
—Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Yet the salience of an airplane’s actual machinery has been fading too.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for salience
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“Salience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salience. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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