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Recent Examples of pertinence This combination brings velocity, pertinence and ingenuity. 3. Gaurav Aggarwal, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025 The pertinence of this story to current events will likely be the first thing anyone focuses on, and rightly so, but the directors also deserve credit for the film’s tightly coiled, deeply felt terror, panic, and betrayal. 32. Joe Reid, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025 In other topics of pertinence, MIAA assistant director/wrestling liasion Phil Napolitano asked the committee members to stress to their districts the importance of entering results into FloArena as soon as possible. Danny Ventura, Boston Herald, 16 Jan. 2025 Although not explicitly stated, the reality is Oko has extreme pertinence to the Blind and low vision community. Steven Aquino, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for pertinence
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Noun
  • Films of striking social relevance that never fall to polemic or sensationalism, but instead so trustingly fulfill their characters’ plight and courage.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
  • This also presents an opportunity for Europe to turn strongly towards renewables and develop more nuclear, wind, and water infrastructure in order to fully account for the gap which would further erode Russia’s relevance in that market.
    Earl Carr, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The new logo was part of Cracker Barrel’s strategic transformation plan, put together last year with the goal of increasing profitability through driving the brand’s relevancy.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Well, not much for the program's national relevancy, and more of the same coverage for DeBoer if Alabama can't defeat the underdog Florida State Seminoles in Week 1 from Doak Campbell.
    Andrew Hughes, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025

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“Pertinence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pertinence. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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