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sensitive

Definition for sensitive

adjective as in easily hurt

Strongest matches

bleeding-heart, delicate, painful

Strong matches

sore, tender

Weak match

easily harmed

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Fighting in this sensitive area was supposed to doom the hostages.

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Prosecutors alleged that he and Berry, a former teacher, handed politically sensitive information to a Chinese Politburo member.

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Hungarian citizens working for EU institutions were instructed to leak sensitive internal documents to its agents, the report added.

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Chinese organisations and individuals are also barred from working with and sharing sensitive information with the sanctioned firms.

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There are also reliability concerns surrounding some at-home tests, and data privacy risks associated with wearables and chatbots that have access to sensitive medical information.

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