sensitivity
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The results indicate that NUDT5 affects sensitivity to thiopurine drugs through a mechanism that does not depend on its catalytic activity.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
Apple has another tool in its belt to mitigate price sensitivity: It can pass on much of its price increases to carriers like Verizon and T-Mobile.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
The real issue here is less about money and more about open communication and — most important — sensitivity.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
He will be remembered for his sensitivity, wit, inteligence, and depth of spirit he brought to those who knew and loved him.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
“I only wondered if he possessed true sensitivity, as some men of great might, as you know, do not. For example, I wonder: is he capable of tears?”
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
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Mr. Washington, star of Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman,” has one of the richer roles, as the tech overlord who with supple suavity plays upon his friends’ weaknesses and sensitivities to achieve his ends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
As Stella said: "It's only now, and we are mid-season, that we are starting to have the required tools in order to be able to anticipate, optimise, and study these sensitivities."
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Australia lays claim to around 28 percent of the world's uranium resource, but legal hurdles and political sensitivities have hindered exports to India.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
But Mr. Ryrie does offer to those readers an interpretation of missions congenial to modern sensitivities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
“Chicken, corn, wheat, and soy can sometimes trigger food sensitivities in cats.”
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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