threshold
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The school set the income threshold to lure students who seem like they want to attend, but don’t for financial reasons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
The threshold doesn’t hold any particular economic significance, but it is psychologically important for buyers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
This is not the same as the number of days spent in an official heatwave, where the threshold has to be met or exceeded for at least three consecutive days.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
It has fluctuated around that threshold since, with the trajectory largely following oil prices for months.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Fiercely, she scrubbed out her alpana design until no traces of the rice powder remained on the threshold.
From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins
The Canadian government, alongside regional authorities, had provided roughly $710 million to Stellantis to help with plant reconfiguration, conditional on the company meeting certain production and employment thresholds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
On Thursday, trade unions will meet the chancellor to push for their proposals, with the Unite union urging the government to reverse the freezing of tax thresholds.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The EU has been simultaneously preparing to roll out an age-check app that would ensure children below the age thresholds cannot access social media.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
Even in some of the most severe cases, hormone levels sometimes dropped below the minimum thresholds typically used to diagnose primary aldosteronism.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
He could secure the thresholds with molten pain and remain; or he could let go and flow back.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
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