threshold
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West Ham should have been given two spot-kicks in their 3-0 loss at Brentford - though one of the decisions was not considered to have reached the VAR threshold.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
“It’s got a pretty good chance of being well above the El Niño threshold in a sort of modest way, and then some possibility that it’s far above,” he said earlier this week.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
The selloff has also been pushing 30-year mortgage rates closer to the 6.5% threshold that can stop refinancing activity in its tracks.
From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026
The Canadian Climate Institute, a non-profit policy-resarch group, said the industrial-carbon tax only applies to carbon emissions that surpass a certain threshold.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
This entrance will be guarded both night and day, for it is the main gatehouse, and as such is the very threshold of our Abbey.’”
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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