sensitive to

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It’s also true that consumers become more sensitive to higher prices because press coverage makes the price hikes inescapable, and less so as prices fall, even if they don’t fully return to earlier levels.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

The market is also sensitive to signs of peak-margin anxiety on American farms.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

Church was sensitive to the political turmoil of the period.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Treasuries did improve the “sell in May” strategy to the point that it’s better than buy-and-hold, but Uleer added that “the success of the strategy again…is highly sensitive to timing.”

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Finally—your dragon will be very sensitive to your own emotional state.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville