sensitive
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Though the incident, which is under investigation, didn’t disrupt banking operations or services, the impact was considered material “due to the volume and sensitive nature” of the data, the filing said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Her remarks came as consumers remain sensitive to price increases, particularly for things like clothing.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
Workers are demanding salary increases, protection against subcontracting and job loss through automation, and are protesting FIFA’s collection of sensitive private information such as nationality and home addresses.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
But the release specifies that some other information has been withheld - such as the identities of junior civil servants, or data judged by the government to be "commercially sensitive".
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
He smiles and jokes, but there’s this depressed, big ego, this overly sensitive thing that is nothing like Will.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
Vocabulary lists containing sensitive
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 5
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