pain threshold
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“While markets certainly will continue to rise and fall, the pain threshold where policymakers step in to support collapsing markets is probably lower than it used to be,” they said in the note.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
“Paramount needs to test Netflix’s pain threshold without having to bid too high,” Yoon wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026
The Traitors contestant Elen Wyn has said she was laughed at by a GP and told she had a low pain threshold during her 10-year wait for an endometriosis diagnosis.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2025
“And over time, the pain threshold will increase even more.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2024
It’s also super easy to customize exactly to your giftee’s pain threshold, which is always thoughtful.
From Salon • Dec. 21, 2023
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