patience
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He started relying more on instinct to decide whether someone had potential, developed more patience and learned to overlook some flaws.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
For now, prices are “in a holding pattern, waiting to see if the extra reserves pumped into the market run out before the patience of the warring parties,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
But co-founder Katie Kendrick called for a "binding timetable for reform" and "concrete progress", adding that "leaseholders have run out of patience".
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
It may be frustrating to hear the old refrain that quantum is a long-term bet, but this year’s price swings prove that patience is the only viable strategy.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
In the end she lost her patience, and turned on me.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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