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threshold

[thresh-ohld, thresh-hohld] / ˈθrɛʃ oʊld, ˈθrɛʃ hoʊld /


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The minimum threshold used to define deficiency may not capture early functional changes in the nervous system.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Ministers also increased the general salary threshold for those arriving on skilled visas from £26,200 to £38,700, and increased the minimum income requirement to sponsor someone for a family visa by more than £10,000.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

The big ones are raising the threshold for the federal government to get involved in disaster recovery and shrinking the National Flood Insurance Program.

From Slate • May 21, 2026

Investors will be watching how officials discussed the threshold for actually moving rates higher.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Rupa tossed the dirty uniform onto the threshold, looking ready to launch into one of her sisterly lectures.

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins




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