be sensitive
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Macklem said he is not too worried about higher near-term inflation expectations, which will be sensitive to the sharp jump in energy prices stemming from the conflict in Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
“This cash-pay channel might be more sensitive to economic cycle, especially to middle-class U.S. households, and might be sensitive to AI-led labor-market disruptions in white-collar jobs,” the analysts wrote.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026
Yet rapid testing tools may not be sensitive enough.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026
“We have a lot of developers in town who are really trying to be sensitive to fitting in to the neighborhood.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026
Well of course I’ll always be sensitive, she thought, and I’ll always be rich, but I don’t quite see how I’m going to manage to always be young.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
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