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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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The year will also end as the hottest globally, breaking a record set just a year ago as temperatures push toward unprecedented thresholds.
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Hayleigh Evans, Arizona Republic, 30 Dec. 2024
Testing ferritin levels on a blood panel is one of the diagnostic thresholds of diagnosing iron deficiency, says von Drygalski.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
His election win sent bitcoin to new record highs as the token eclipsed the $80,000, $90,000 and $100,000 thresholds within a month of Election Day.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
The thresholds are generally low enough that the average retiree can reasonably qualify.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Research suggests that such people are ambitious, energetic and optimistic, with remarkable resilience against stress and higher thresholds for pain.
—Marla Broadfoot, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
Bangladeshis haven’t hesitated to weigh in, writing hundreds of emails saying that anyone running for office must meet certain educational thresholds.
—Saif Hasnat Atul Loke, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Illinois could also give local elections officials the responsibility for deciding whether candidates’ petitions met legal thresholds, instead of a process based on challenges filed by political rivals.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024
Only 14 players in the NBA are reaching all three of those statistical thresholds, and Siakam joins Karl-Anthony Towns, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jayson Tatum, Cade Cunningham, Scottie Barnes, Paolo Banchero, and Joel Embiid as the only ones doing it in the Eastern Conference.
—Tony East, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Hayleigh Evans, Arizona Republic, 30 Dec. 2024
Testing ferritin levels on a blood panel is one of the diagnostic thresholds of diagnosing iron deficiency, says von Drygalski.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
His election win sent bitcoin to new record highs as the token eclipsed the $80,000, $90,000 and $100,000 thresholds within a month of Election Day.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
The thresholds are generally low enough that the average retiree can reasonably qualify.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Research suggests that such people are ambitious, energetic and optimistic, with remarkable resilience against stress and higher thresholds for pain.
—Marla Broadfoot, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
Bangladeshis haven’t hesitated to weigh in, writing hundreds of emails saying that anyone running for office must meet certain educational thresholds.
—Saif Hasnat Atul Loke, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Illinois could also give local elections officials the responsibility for deciding whether candidates’ petitions met legal thresholds, instead of a process based on challenges filed by political rivals.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024
Only 14 players in the NBA are reaching all three of those statistical thresholds, and Siakam joins Karl-Anthony Towns, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jayson Tatum, Cade Cunningham, Scottie Barnes, Paolo Banchero, and Joel Embiid as the only ones doing it in the Eastern Conference.
—Tony East, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Thresholds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thresholds. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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