salience
noun
sa·lience
ˈsā-lyən(t)s 
-lē-ən(t)s
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Much of the action takes place during a massive blizzard, and the wind and precipitation and skies all have an eerie salience.
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Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
As for that little man in the corner: this was no ordinary sculpture, but rather an automaton—an early mechanized robot, which takes on new salience amidst the zeitgeist of artificial intelligence.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
The extent of these expansions of the salience network were remarkable.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Following World War II, the Bretton Woods agreement, which created the World Bank and related financial institutions, recognized the salience of gold by keeping a reserve currency system, albeit with a variable price of gold.
—Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
As for that little man in the corner: this was no ordinary sculpture, but rather an automaton—an early mechanized robot, which takes on new salience amidst the zeitgeist of artificial intelligence.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
The extent of these expansions of the salience network were remarkable.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Following World War II, the Bretton Woods agreement, which created the World Bank and related financial institutions, recognized the salience of gold by keeping a reserve currency system, albeit with a variable price of gold.
—Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Salience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salience. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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