- a variation of relevance.
relevancy
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Nolan attempts to assert the text’s relevancy in our contemporary age, but that’s not something any scholar or even the average reader would contest.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
Perhaps the key reason the Dow has maintained its relevancy is because of its long history, Preston said, because people can see how the stock market, and the world, has changed over the years.
From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026
There’s moments where we want to prioritize share-of-voice and social and cultural relevancy and understand that going viral now might not necessarily mean that we’re going to immediately get sales right away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
‘Just Kids,’ a tale of scrambling toward relevancy as the ‘60s morphed into the ‘70s, makes a kid from the Reagan-Bush years yearn for the galvanizing turbulence of an era gone by.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2025
"Did you ever hear of Anderson, the nerve specialist?" he asked, without apparent relevancy.
From The Window at the White Cat by Rinehart, Mary Roberts
But don't be too blithe or dismissive, because jolting relevancies arrive page by page.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 13, 2011
His solid parts, his consistent, conscientious, and able anti-slavery career, and especially that decisive speech in the Peace Congress,—these, and other relevancies that can be mentioned, drew me powerfully.
From The Brothers' War by Reed, John Calvin
If he was skilled enough, he could sort the relevancies from the vast amount of chaff.
From Monkey On His Back by De Vet, Charles V. (Charles Vincent)
Can't yer get a husband?' and such-like brilliant relevancies.
From The Convert by Robins, Elizabeth
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