sensitive

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Executive privilege is the president’s power to withhold sensitive information and private discussions from Congress and the judicial branch to guarantee frank conversations with other executive branch officials.

From Salon

Benchmark 2-year Treasury note yields, the most sensitive to changes in interest rate forecasts, have jumped nearly 18 basis points since last Friday’s close, and were at 3.566%.

From Barron's

Still, some companies were "holding selling prices stable despite higher costs because their customers were increasingly price sensitive."

From Barron's

These stress signals likely reflect sensitive stages of early childhood, when shifts in diet and behavior can increase vulnerability to illness.

From Science Daily

Britain's domestic spy agency MI5 warned in November that China was attempting to "cultivate individuals" with access to sensitive information about parliament and the UK government.

From Barron's