pain threshold
Americannoun
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The pain threshold seems to have been passed already.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
While acknowledging that wars have their own dynamics and emphasizing that his view is low conviction as a consequence, Papic opines that Iran’s pain threshold is lower than markets and commentators imagine.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 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
It’s also super easy to customize exactly to your giftee’s pain threshold, which is always thoughtful.
From Salon • Dec. 21, 2023
“My pain threshold is very high,” he tells Isaacson.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2023
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