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[sen-si-tiv] / ˈsɛn sɪ tɪv /




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Appearing before the public accounts committee that same month, Capita bosses apologised for the problems and promised to resolve urgent and sensitive cases by the end of March.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The policy touches on a sensitive area of military life: how a federal institution recognizes and records personal belief systems.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Additionally, an agentic smartphone must communicate securely with apps and handle sensitive data.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

The two-year Treasury yield, considered more sensitive to Fed policy, rose to 4.135% from 4.043% after the stronger-than-expected U.S. labor report, breaking the recent correlation between yields-dollar and oil prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

He was a smart, sensitive child who was tormented by what he'd done and what he'd been through.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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