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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
The bank declined to respond to inquiries regarding whether PNC has thresholds for flagging large monetary transactions, especially wire transactions.
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Ella Moore
july 2,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
In practice, that often means multiple governance systems running in parallel, with the same model subject to different thresholds for risk, access and compliance depending on where it’s deployed.
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Greg Pavlik,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
This premium, high-end hybrid robot vacuum and mop features an innovative self-lifting chassis that adjusts in real-time to climb over small thresholds and obstacles.
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Cierra Cowan,
PC Magazine,
1 July 2026
The second-apron payroll threshold also deserves credit for this uptick in major trades happening around the league.
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Zach Harper,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for threshold
Ella Moore
july 2,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
In practice, that often means multiple governance systems running in parallel, with the same model subject to different thresholds for risk, access and compliance depending on where it’s deployed.
—
Greg Pavlik,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
This premium, high-end hybrid robot vacuum and mop features an innovative self-lifting chassis that adjusts in real-time to climb over small thresholds and obstacles.
—
Cierra Cowan,
PC Magazine,
1 July 2026
The second-apron payroll threshold also deserves credit for this uptick in major trades happening around the league.
—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for threshold
Recent Examples of Synonyms for threshold
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The series tracks the pair’s investment in Wrexham AFC, a once-downtrodden team in Wales that has since risen to the verge of a promotion to the Premier League, the highest tier of British pro soccer.
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Spirits ran high for most of the night at Kansas City (Arrowhead) Stadium as Austria and Algeria faced off, both on the verge of punching their tickets to the next round of the global tournament.
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Prior to the trial beginning, the judge agreed that questions about Brown’s felony conviction for his 2009 assault on then-girlfriend Rihanna would be barred from testimony.
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June was a frenetic month for the metro Atlanta restaurant scene, driven in part by a flurry of downtown openings timed to the beginning of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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Iran peace deal or not, so many farmers in the Heartland were already going into 2026 on the financial brink.
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Knicks on brink of title after greatest-ever NBA Finals comeback.
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In the longest start of his career, Mize threw first-pitch strikes to 16 of 22 batters and struck out five of his final six.
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In his 17th start of the year, Imanaga recorded his first outing without surrendering a walk or home run.
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The Americans came out energized in the second half and a Berhalter banger from the edge of the penalty area tied it up 2-2 in the 49th minute.
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The Samurai Blue have the edge on shots, 2-1, but Sweden has the lone shot on target so far through 25 minutes.
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Successful deployment demands robust governance from inception, ensuring traceability and mitigating risks.
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Since its inception, competitors have struggled not only to string together all those corners but to maintain speed all the way to the 14,115-foot (4,302 m) summit.
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People living in states already known to have high levels of lone star ticks were much more likely to have evidence that they’ve already been bitten by a tick and exposed to alpha-gal.
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The category leans heavy on alpha and beta hydroxy acids, the same actives doing the work on your face just packaged for bigger surface area.
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The three-year war erupted at the onset of the collapse of Yugoslavia, with Bosnia and Herzegovina becoming one of the first countries to declare its independence from the country in 1992.
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The abnormal heat has been driven by the onset of El Niño, a natural climate pattern characterized by unusually warm waters along the equatorial tropical Pacific Ocean.
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“Threshold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threshold. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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