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threshold

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


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When they combined those measurements with earlier data gathered between 2011 and 2018, the statistical significance increased to 3.2 standard deviations, exceeding the widely accepted threshold for evidence.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 10, 2026

“We built for it. Every agent we run has an audit trail, a confidence threshold and a human checkpoint,” Sutherland’s Gilbert said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

That means that people don’t pay taxes on their earnings above that threshold.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

As of June, a $20.5 billion fund that closed in 2019 was below the return threshold it must clear before the firm can collect carried interest from the fund, according to a Blackstone filing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

He was at the threshold of one of the English classrooms, his eyes wide with shock, and Kaisha stood behind his chair, a smile on her face.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

The tax has been in place since 2013 and its thresholds do not move with inflation.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

Others including Williams College have introduced similar thresholds for covering tuition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Whether that rapid pace continues will have major consequences for how quickly the world reaches critical climate thresholds.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

The landfill’s leachate is composed of concentrations of benzene above hazardous waste thresholds and, on occasion, methyl ethyl ketone above hazardous waste thresholds, as well as other harmful constituents at varying concentrations, the lawsuit said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

In Calcutta—in Berlin, Peshawar, Delhi, Dhaka—men like this seem to turn up every day, appearing out of nowhere off the streets and walking unannounced into houses, stepping casually over thresholds into their past.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee


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