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the point at which something begins
at the threshold of the new year, it's time to look back and make resolutions for the future
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Recent Examples of threshold
In plain terms, only excess electricity above that safety threshold can realistically be treated as power available to help neighboring grids during an outage.
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Sufan Jiang, Fortune, 30 May 2026
The Order is Not Modest The threshold fact here is that the order does not read like a normal litigation off-ramp.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
Both amendments fell short of the 60% threshold needed to pass.
—Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
So, the risk in short selling is that prices can keep rising, and your losses can keep mounting, with no threshold.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 29 May 2026
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Sufan Jiang, Fortune, 30 May 2026
The Order is Not Modest The threshold fact here is that the order does not read like a normal litigation off-ramp.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
Both amendments fell short of the 60% threshold needed to pass.
—Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
So, the risk in short selling is that prices can keep rising, and your losses can keep mounting, with no threshold.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 29 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for threshold
Recent Examples of Synonyms for threshold
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The Tigers are on the verge of achieving the near-impossible — falling out of contention not just in one of the weakest divisions in baseball, but also in an underwhelming American League with six playoff spots available.—
Levi Weaver,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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Plenty of gossip also leaked out from behind the scenes — rumors that the actors were overworked, and that Levinson’s constant and last-minute script changes cost time and money and drove some of them to the verge of quitting.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
31 May 2026
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City Councilors Ed Flynn and Erin Murphy began raising the issue at the beginning of this month, and saw their resolution calling on the mayor to restore the cut backed, by an 11-0 vote, by the City Council.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2026
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Lewis will be eligible to return to the major league roster for the beginning of a three-game series against the White Sox that starts Monday at Target Field.—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
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The Timberwolves’ season, again, faces a brink.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
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Most Americans have health insurance, but that doesn't ease fears of a medical emergency pushing them to the financial brink, a study shows.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2026
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Castro hit 2 for 5, recording a multi-hit game for the fifth time in his last six starts.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Brought in to protect a two-run lead in the eighth inning, Scott gave up three runs, including two on a home run by Edmundo Sosa, erasing an excellent start from Roki Sasaki and ending the Dodgers’ six-game winning streak with a 4-3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
31 May 2026
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The mattress on the bed was a little short and my bare feet hung off the edge, beyond the light white sheet.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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All that was left of the snow was shoveled into melting mounds at the edges of intersections and crosswalks.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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While making Asphalt Meadows, Gibbard began digitizing 4-track demo tapes from Death Cab’s early years, uncovering instrumentals from the band’s inception and reminding the frontman of his old writing process.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
2 June 2026
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Behar, a long-running voice on the panel, has remained a central figure since returning to the program in 2015 following her original run during the show's inception in 1997.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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Prevention The good news, Commins said, is that if a patient isn’t bitten again or repeatedly, alpha-gal syndrome goes away.—
Eva Flowe
May 29,
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2026
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It’s managed by vigilantly avoiding animal products that could contain alpha-gal and working closely with doctors to find relief for symptoms and to prevent reactions.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
27 May 2026
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While McCarty notes that some studies have linked magnesium supplements to lower odds of short sleep duration and to modest improvements in sleep-onset latency in certain populations, McCarty cautions that the overall research remains mixed.—
Sharon Brandwein,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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There was the comeback in April-May 2020, directly after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic; March-April 2009, which followed the Great Financial Crisis; and January-February 1975, following the first oil shock.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
2 June 2026
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“Threshold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threshold. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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