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intolerance

[in-tol-er-uhns] / ɪnˈtɒl ər əns /
NOUN
lack of willingness to tolerate
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Last summer, the Council of Europe's European Commission against Racism and Intolerance released its sixth report on France, highlighting "little progress" on curtailing the use of ethnic profiling by law enforcement officers.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2023

Esteban Ibarra, the president of the Movement Against Intolerance, Racism and Xenophobia who denounced the chants to the police, said he was concerned by the decision.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2022

A spokesperson for the Madrid regional prosecutor's office said the anti-discrimination NGO, Movement Against Intolerance, had lodged a complaint against the students for an alleged hate crime, based on the video.

From Reuters • Oct. 7, 2022

Intolerance chases people away - all sorts of people, not just the specific targets of the intolerance.

From Washington Times • Aug. 8, 2017

Intolerance is the vice of the narrow man.

From The Old Game A Retrospect after Three and a Half Years on the Water-wagon by Blythe, Samuel G. (Samuel George)




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