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threshold

[thresh-ohld, thresh-hohld] / ˈθrɛʃ oʊld, ˈθrɛʃ hoʊld /


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“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

Treasury yields are hovering just below 5%, a key psychological threshold, with inflation data due this morning.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Even among women below that threshold, higher strength levels were associated with significantly lower mortality risk.

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

But from the time it first reached that threshold to the peak in prices, Brent futures rose less than 5% in about two weeks.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

I had spent the first week of my life at the threshold between two worlds, too sick to suckle, too weak to wail.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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