salience
noun
sa·lience
ˈsā-lyən(t)s 
-lē-ən(t)s
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Threats to the legal profession stymie this checking mechanism and commensurately, potentially erodes the salience of the rule of law, which has been a foundational staple of American democracy.
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Blake D. Morant, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
The bill is already proving its political salience.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
The border, the thinking goes, is an issue on which Trump polls well, so Democrats shouldn’t raise its salience.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
From entry into law school, admission to the bar, and throughout the course of practice, lawyers learn the salience of the rule of law and their obligation to advance it.
—Blake D. Morant, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Blake D. Morant, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
The bill is already proving its political salience.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
The border, the thinking goes, is an issue on which Trump polls well, so Democrats shouldn’t raise its salience.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
From entry into law school, admission to the bar, and throughout the course of practice, lawyers learn the salience of the rule of law and their obligation to advance it.
—Blake D. Morant, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Salience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salience. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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