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sensitiveness

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the state or quality of being able to sense slight impressions or differences the extreme sensitiveness of the detection mechanism means that the alarm is always going accidentally

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Maybe that’s because of the rollback of climate-change policies in Washington, a backlash against ESG or sensitivity about the growing emissions toll of AI.

— Diane Brady, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
The resulting mix of companies' labor intensity and AI sensitivity yields a list of productivity beneficiaries within the Russell 1000.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026

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