intolerant
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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
Between it and Taylor Swift’s onslaught, the second half of 2025 was a minefield for the pop music intolerant.
From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2025
"The characterisation of Nigeria as religiously intolerant does not reflect our national reality," the Nigerian leader said in a statement.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2025
On Saturday, Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu pushed back in a post on X, saying that characterizing Nigeria “as religiously intolerant does not reflect our national reality.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2025
This was the most powerful man in the world, and, some said, the most ruthless and intolerant.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
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