sensitivity
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The statement underscores Pyongyang's "sensitivity" to any suggestion of a US-China agreement on North Korean denuclearisation, Hong Min, an analyst at the Korea Institute for National Unification, told AFP.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
And that sensitivity comes as the perennial debate about English identity has taken on a harder edge since February last year.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Regular consumption of high-sodium foods can reduce sensitivity to salty flavors, leading some people to prefer stronger levels of saltiness.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
Valentin harbors literary aspirations—we read excerpts of his unfinished memoir—but Mr. Bošković emphasizes the contrast between the power and “unequivocalness” of the state and the sensitivity of the artist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
My sensitivity to the world around me made me soak all its suffering like a sponge soaking brackish water.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
Vocabulary lists containing sensitivity
"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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poems by Nikki Giovanni
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