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It has also shown itself to be sensitive to the effect of the conflict on the price of oil, since the public is sensitive to that price.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

“This cash-pay channel might be more sensitive to economic cycle, especially to middle-class U.S. households, and might be sensitive to AI-led labor-market disruptions in white-collar jobs,” the analysts wrote.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

The aspiring floppy-haired filmmaker could be sensitive but manipulative, loveable yet irritating.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

This guide -- to which the UN agency for children contributed -- recommends parents remain calm and open, listen to their children and be sensitive to their feelings, and limit their own news consumption.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

“When you and I began to talk on the boards, I thought I should watch a couple of Bollywood movies on Netflix, figure out how to be sensitive to your culture and all that.”

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon




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