as in relevance
the fact or state of being pertinent
job applicants should question the pertinence of any questions about their personal lives
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Yet the deliberately provocative tone of Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s speech Tuesday – part of a comprehensive broadside on all immigration – risked obscuring the pertinence of one of her other core themes.
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Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Sep. 2023
On Wednesday, attorneys for both families argued about the pertinence of Roberta Laundrie’s letter to the upcoming civil trial before the judge ruled that a copy be given to Petito’s parents.
—Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 26 May 2023
Of course, users will have to sort and verify the information for pertinence and accuracy, the LLM nonetheless captures vital information from across the entire organization, fostering greater knowledge.
—Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
At the same time, this information's medical pertinence to COVID-19 transmission or lethality is not broadly understood, unlike other demographic distinctions such as age, ethnicity, pre-existing conditions or occupations (such as front-line health care workers).
—Editorial Board, Star Tribune, 5 Mar. 2021
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Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Sep. 2023
On Wednesday, attorneys for both families argued about the pertinence of Roberta Laundrie’s letter to the upcoming civil trial before the judge ruled that a copy be given to Petito’s parents.
—Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 26 May 2023
Of course, users will have to sort and verify the information for pertinence and accuracy, the LLM nonetheless captures vital information from across the entire organization, fostering greater knowledge.
—Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
At the same time, this information's medical pertinence to COVID-19 transmission or lethality is not broadly understood, unlike other demographic distinctions such as age, ethnicity, pre-existing conditions or occupations (such as front-line health care workers).
—Editorial Board, Star Tribune, 5 Mar. 2021
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“Pertinence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pertinence. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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