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be patient

VERB
bear with
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
not bear not tolerate




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"Two players are very close to commercialisation of their cells in India. We have to be patient," Mishra said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

“A small group is trying to tell us that transitions are slow,” he said, “that you have to be patient, that this is all there is and that we have to put up with it.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

However, the scientific community will need to be patient.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

"Sometimes you need to be patient and analyse as it is too soon to say if something is right or not."

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

I had learned a long time ago that when my grandpa had his thinking cap on, the best thing for me to do was to be patient, and above all, not to say anything.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls


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