threshold
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Sea surface temperatures in the central and tropical Pacific have now passed the 0.5C-above-average threshold that US scientists use to define an El Niño event.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Gold prices, in fact, broke through a key technical threshold late last week—closing below the 200-day moving average that investors use as a benchmark for longer-term momentum—for the first time in 2½ years.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Others will become more accessible, as AI lowers the expertise threshold for entry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
A number of recent legal proceedings have laid bare the extent to which the Justice companies may have knowingly violated environmental laws, a key threshold for bringing a criminal matter.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
“And there we were, on the very threshold of Annuvin! Oh, you’ll hear songs about that, mark my words.”
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
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