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threshold

[thresh-ohld, thresh-hohld] / ˈθrɛʃ oʊld, ˈθrɛʃ hoʊld /


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West Ham should have been given two spot-kicks in their 3-0 loss at Brentford - though one of the decisions was not considered to have reached the VAR threshold.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

The Canadian Climate Institute, a non-profit policy-resarch group, said the industrial-carbon tax only applies to carbon emissions that surpass a certain threshold.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Treasury sold $25 billion worth of long-dated debt on Wednesday with an average yield of 5.046%, marking the first benchmark auction for 30-year bonds north of the 5% threshold since 2007.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

“It’s got a pretty good chance of being well above the El Niño threshold in a sort of modest way, and then some possibility that it’s far above,” he said earlier this week.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

“Matthias, I’ve found out where the threshold is!”

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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