threshold

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The index has topped that key threshold for 21 months in a row.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

His hitting stats along with his pitching stats have to exceed the threshold of winning a Cy Young and MVP on pitching alone?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

The next No Kings protests — which are scheduled for July 4 — will almost certainly surpass that threshold.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Sean Eddy, a professor of molecular and cellular biology, said about 70% of the grades he gives are A’s because that many students meet the threshold for what he considers mastery of the material.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The wonder and consternation with which Joe stopped on the threshold of his bite and stared at me, were too evident to escape my sister’s observation.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens