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be patient

VERB
bear with
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
not bear not tolerate




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Nvidia shareholders will just have to be patient for now.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Airline investors know they must be patient, and won’t want to cash out in a depressed market, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Ruiz, the grandson of former Granada Hills Kennedy coach Manny Alvarado, had people telling him to be patient and be ready when an opportunity presented itself.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

They believe one of the Dutch couple who contracted the virus and died are likely to be "patient zero".

From BBC • May 10, 2026

“I have not come to ask you to be patient, because you have been,” he said.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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