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He also touched on Iran's ethnic Azerbaijani population - a sensitive subject for Tehran.
From BBC
Treasury yields climbed, and economically sensitive stocks such as Caterpillar, Goldman Sachs and airlines tumbled.
Parents take turns incubating the egg, which is highly sensitive to temperature.
From Los Angeles Times
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
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