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intolerance

[in-tol-er-uhns] / ɪnˈtɒl ər əns /
NOUN
lack of willingness to tolerate
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The intolerance usually lasts a month or two but can last longer, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Lactose intolerance is also often confused with disorders of the gut-brain interaction, says Shaukat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

The report said that play was too often “quietly squeezed out” of daily life by things like increased traffic, screen time, and an intolerance against play in public spaces.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Still, the newly identified pathway provides several possible targets for medications designed to prevent statin intolerance.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026

The banana company's city, which Patricia Brown may have tried to evoke for her grandchildren during the nights of intolerance and dill pickles in Prattville, Alabama, was a plain of wild grass.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Disruptions in this newly identified signaling pathway may play a role in conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome, food intolerances, and chronic visceral pain.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 28, 2026

This discovery may also help explain a range of digestive issues, including food intolerances and irritable bowel syndrome.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 28, 2026

The various infections, electrolyte imbalances and medication intolerances weakened her to the point of collapse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025

The Food Standards Agency says it recognises that there are a significant number of foods that can cause allergies or intolerances.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2025

Cannot we escape some of those hideous ancestral intolerances and cruelties, and positive reversals of the truth?

From Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals by William James


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