salience
noun
sa·lience
ˈsā-lyən(t)s 
-lē-ən(t)s
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Other research and fiscal trackers have reached similar conclusions about the bipartisan salience of debt.
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Tristan Bove, Fortune, 13 May 2026
This reduces the salience of such taxes for highly mobile, high-net-worth individuals, but also reduces the taxes’ potential yield.
—Jared Walczak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
But traditions gain salience through time and repetition.
—Adam Harris, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026
The difference in giving was not due to a difference in awareness or salience.
—Claire White, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026
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Tristan Bove, Fortune, 13 May 2026
This reduces the salience of such taxes for highly mobile, high-net-worth individuals, but also reduces the taxes’ potential yield.
—Jared Walczak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
But traditions gain salience through time and repetition.
—Adam Harris, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026
The difference in giving was not due to a difference in awareness or salience.
—Claire White, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026
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 18 May. 2026.
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