sensitive
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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
"But they're also sensitive and only reach high efficiency when the conditions are just right."
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026
“They make me feel less alone,” says Grace, and she and Susanna can both quote from Plath’s “The Bell Jar,” a cherished touchstone of every sensitive adolescent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
It’s unclear how sensitive the new economy that grew out of that era is to higher rates and inflation running close to 4%.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
At Bell Labs in nearby Murray Hill, New Jersey, two engineers had been testing out sensitive microwave-detecting equipment.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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