salience
noun
sa·lience
ˈsā-lyən(t)s 
-lē-ən(t)s
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Few individuals have played a more important role in the rising salience of higher education reform as an issue for Republicans.
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Preston Cooper, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
One of the last pieces of old Hollywood that has held onto its salience, the pink and gold plaques are doled out in ceremonies that bring together big names from a star's past.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
That means, however, that a more prudent engagement with the world is more broadly popular and politically safe, given foreign policy’s lower salience to most voters.
—Dan Caldwell, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2024
And the economy, as well as a rise in the salience of immigration, put national Democrats on the defensive with both Latino voters and the general electorate.
—Christian Paz, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Preston Cooper, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
One of the last pieces of old Hollywood that has held onto its salience, the pink and gold plaques are doled out in ceremonies that bring together big names from a star's past.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
That means, however, that a more prudent engagement with the world is more broadly popular and politically safe, given foreign policy’s lower salience to most voters.
—Dan Caldwell, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2024
And the economy, as well as a rise in the salience of immigration, put national Democrats on the defensive with both Latino voters and the general electorate.
—Christian Paz, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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“Salience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salience. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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