threshold
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The time-restricted group also made fewer mistakes on tests involving memory and learning, although that difference did not reach the threshold of being statistically significant.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
In the short term, pH remained above the threshold associated with enamel damage.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
The first threshold targets Mercedes, which has two passive Chinese shareholders that together own 19.7% of shares.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Following much-needed rain in the north and north-west of the UK this weekend, temperatures will rise back to heatwave threshold levels in many locations.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
The wonder and consternation with which Joe stopped on the threshold of his bite and stared at me, were too evident to escape my sister’s observation.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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Cast-stone columns with ornate capitals bisect the thresholds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Research has linked synchronized movement with social bonding and increased pain thresholds, while studies of dance and movement therapy have found benefits for depression, anxiety and interpersonal functioning.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
As inflation has pushed many everyday prices above familiar thresholds, products that remain below those thresholds may stand out more than before, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Heatwave thresholds may also be briefly reached in parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland as humidity levels increase across the country.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
In Calcutta—in Berlin, Peshawar, Delhi, Dhaka—men like this seem to turn up every day, appearing out of nowhere off the streets and walking unannounced into houses, stepping casually over thresholds into their past.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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