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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
  • Offers in this section are from affiliate partners and selected based on a combination of engagement, product relevance, compensation, and consistent availability.
    David McMillin, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
  • While those connotations may have long since lost their relevance, contemporary designers have been embracing lace more than ever recently, filling collections in New York Bridal Fashion Week with beautiful gowns crafted in the delicate, classic material.
    Shelby Wax, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The tech giant has the social currency, now Apple wants to ride the F1 wave, its new brand, and its newfound partnerships, to streaming relevancy.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Daboll needed to guide the Giants back to relevancy in the NFC East this year, but thus far, his team has continued to struggle.
    Mike Jones, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025

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“Pertinence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pertinence. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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