threshold
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He defines a “black-influence district” as one that is at least 40% black, and the new map would have brought the Fourth District just below that threshold.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
The Nasdaq is bumping its head on the 26,000 point threshold, a level that would take the rally that began in the last months of 2022, and the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, to around 150%.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
So you don’t need 60 votes to get over that threshold in Congress, correct?
From Slate • May 7, 2026
Dan Caine, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that while Iran had attacked US forces 10 times since a ceasefire began, these attacks were "below the threshold" of resuming fighting "at this point".
From BBC • May 5, 2026
The family left this one room for Aunt Rose alone; even the cousins, in all their audacity, would not cross the threshold uninvited.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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