receptivity

Example Sentences

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Measuring the receptivity of stigmas, a necessary element for pollination, overlapped with the highest number of beetles found visiting the flowers.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2024

With Shingrix available at pharmacies without charge, “the receptivity to vaccination for older adults will increase substantially, especially among underserved populations,” he predicted.

From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2023

The Centre for the Less Good Idea seems to bear, in its very name, that humility and receptivity you’re talking about.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2022

But health officials privately worry about limited funds, worn-out front-line health workers and the dwindling receptivity of many Americans to covid precautions.

From Washington Post • Oct. 26, 2022

I was now with boys and girls who were studying, fighting, talking; it revitalized my being, whipped my senses to a high, keen pitch of receptivity.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright