sensitive
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One big caveat from the IMF team: Consumers still wear the scars from the last two crises, making them much more sensitive to any new price increases.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
High inflation earlier in the 2020s has left policymakers sensitive to perceptions that they are too tolerant of rising prices, so any hint of additional inflation could prompt interest-rate hikes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
His team’s recommendation then, is to buy long-duration assets that are sensitive to changes in interest rates as a consequence.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
The findings were published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and are based on observations from highly sensitive radio instruments.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
The game was responding like his cousin’s Xbox, only Mr. Lemoncello’s body-motion sensors were, as Kyle had suspected they might be, much more sophisticated and sensitive.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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