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sensitive

[sen-si-tiv] / ˈsɛn sɪ tɪv /




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Sensitive and adorable, so starved for friends that he makes a habit of telling his secrets to a llama, this Michael is practically an angel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Sensitive agricultural products are excluded from the new deal.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

Sensitive, empathetic, Rose proceeds carefully, mindful of how intimate these vulnerable moments can become.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2025

During the pre-trial phase, discovery takes place in a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility, or SCIF, an enclosed, government-controlled room for dealing with allegedly classified information that has supposedly been leaked.

From Salon • Dec. 15, 2024

Sensitive to the ebb and flow of teenage romance, Ed often chose slow songs to get a couple back together.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam




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