topicality
Americannoun
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the state or quality of being topical.
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a detail or matter of current or local interest.
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Origin of topicality
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These interpolations of topicality are empathetic but somewhat grafted in.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Since the early 1990s, Gilmour’s frequent lyrical collaborator has been wife Polly Sampson, whose sensitivity and topicality often reveals a heart-rending reality that’s never heavy-handed.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2024
"Given the high topicality of COVID-19 at the time, it proved a strong candidate for trying out our system."
From Science Daily • Nov. 28, 2023
Admirers called them lively topicality and refreshing impertinence.
From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2023
Some measure of the political sensitivity and topicality of the Brecht-Weill musicals is apparent when compared with Stravinsky’s notoriously controversial Rite of Spring.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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