Example Sentences

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In early January, we suggested investors prepare for the iShares ETF to advance to record highs because precious metals were exhibiting a rare trading phenomenon: price insensitivity.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

For example, females with a DSD known as androgen insensitivity syndrome have XY chromosomes; they produce testosterone; but their bodies aren’t equipped to process it.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2024

“This is hypocrisy, and insensitivity of the highest order,” said rights activist Boniface Mwangi.

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2024

Part of that insensitivity stems, I suspect, from the fact that people rarely think of driving in the specific context of disability rights.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2023

All of those theories are essentially ways of saying that the criminal is a personality type — a personality type distinguished by an insensitivity to the norms of normal society.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell