sensitivity

Example Sentences

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Though the fallout from the war is widespread, banks’ economic sensitivity, and their prior hot streak, have put the sector under particular pressure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

"Flies don't have human hormones like estrogen, suggesting that other genetic or physiological factors are driving the heightened sensitivity in females," said Biological Sciences Professor Kyung-An Han.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

Recent data from Deloitte highlights some of the price sensitivity U.S. streaming audiences are experiencing.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

As volatility increases and growth expectations become less clear, the sector’s steady demand, resilient earnings, and less sensitivity to the economic cycle are starting to stand out.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

They have absorbed a vast inventory of words, idioms, constructions, tropes, and rhetorical tricks, and with them a sensitivity to how they mesh and how they clash.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker