sensitive
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“We’re always being sensitive, trying to make sure we’re not pingponging a team across the country with travel to the East Coast and back,” said Hans Schroeder, the NFL’s executive vice president of media distribution.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
In her last months, Claire’s skin was so sensitive that I couldn’t hug her.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Trump has not mentioned the sensitive issue of Taiwan since arriving in Beijing on Wednesday evening, ignoring multiple questions from reporters on the subject following his talks with Xi.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
Investors in “transportation sensitive markets,” such as oil cruises and airlines “own this exposure whether you want to admit it or not,” he said.
From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026
A form of history which presents itself as acutely sensitive to the language of people in the past proceeds by dismissing out of hand what they said, over and over again, about themselves.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing sensitive
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 5
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