sensitive

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Tech stocks are sensitive because much of their value lies in earnings far in the future.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

A secure portal also beats emailing documents directly to your preparer, since forms often include your Social Security number and other sensitive financial information.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

In January, NHS England announced it would start using a more sensitive home-screening stool kit, bringing it into line with Scotland and Wales.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

“However, pharmacies are highly price sensitive and the switching costs between wholesalers is close to zero,” Bell Potter says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

He is too sensitive to be teased, she realizes.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti