threshold
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This is not the same as the number of days spent in an official heatwave, where the threshold has to be met or exceeded for at least three consecutive days.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
But suppose you lowered the threshold to prove genocide.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
That’s because it never entered the record books—the unofficial threshold of a 20% decline in stocks only got hit on an intraday basis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
It has fluctuated around that threshold since, with the trajectory largely following oil prices for months.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Gentlemen were rising now, drifting in a cloud of cigar smoke toward the same threshold where I stood.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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The unit count could still grow because the state grants density bonuses to developers who include enough affordable units to meet certain thresholds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
The EU has been simultaneously preparing to roll out an age-check app that would ensure children below the age thresholds cannot access social media.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
It was the second most frequently reported complaint in the Reddit data, even though relatively few clinical trials reported fatigue often enough for it to reach established reporting thresholds.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
In his blog post, Pachocki called for legally or internationally required minimum safety thresholds which could be enforced by a "network of third-party auditors" or "government agencies".
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
The floor was a patchwork of odd-shaped wooden slats that rose in the middle and dipped toward the front and back doors, where they butted against shiny, worn thresholds.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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