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The United States military shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the U.S. eastern coast in early February.
Sensitive
China claims the object was a weather balloon that blew off course. The U.S. said the balloon travelled over sensitive military sites in North America.
In this example, “sensitive” refers to secret information that must be protected. “Sensitive” describes something that is easily influenced, changed, or damage. It is also the ability to sense very small changes in something.
*This article has been edited and reprinted from VOA Learning English with permission from Voice of America (VOA) for use in English language materials.
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