intolerant
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People are intolerant, and they just don’t change.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
"We found that these contributions are widespread throughout the genome, and ghost ancestry is detected even in regions previously thought to be intolerant of Neanderthal and Denisovan ancestry."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
Some Fairhopians floated the idea that, like much of the rest of Alabama, the city operates with an old boys’ club mentality, intolerant of outside agitation like a No Kings protest.
From Slate ● May 4, 2026
Shortly after Meadow Lane opened, customers posted online about undercooked chicken nuggets; another shopper, who was lactose intolerant, said that she’d bought chili topped with cheese that wasn’t on the list of ingredients.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
She said that I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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