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sensitive

[sen-si-tiv] / ˈsɛn sɪ tɪv /




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Workers were demanding salary increases, protection against subcontracting and job loss through automation, and were refusing to comply with FIFA’s request to collect sensitive private information such as nationality and home addresses.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Most payments will come in the form of sensitive military technology, weapons parts or other materials, the think tank estimates.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

However, developing states that are both highly sensitive and resistant to noise has remained a major challenge.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

Mom is sensitive, so I have to be careful.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper




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