threshold
Example Sentences
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“The product has a very low odor threshold, meaning people may notice a scent even when concentrations are well below levels associated with health concerns,” health officials said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Its price topped a much-awaited threshold of $100,000 in December 2024, then rose to $120,000 in July 2025 as US politicians prepared to debate bills to regulate digital assets.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Some AI insiders have seen that threshold as a potential marker of danger and enormous societal upheaval.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Permata Bank chief economist Josua Pardede said an exchange rate of 18,000 was a "psychological threshold" for market investors.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
As we saw in the last chapter, it is not always easy to define the threshold for saying that a culture ‘has’ something, but language usually provides a useful marker.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing threshold
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