tolerable
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That was tolerable when officials thought the Iran war would resolve quickly.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
She became the woman who, more than perhaps any one other person, made California’s air tolerable, if not technically healthy, and revved up the state’s climate and greenhouse gas policies.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
It’s far easier to sit in the boiling waters of despair until the heat becomes tolerable than it is to try to alter the temperature all on our own.
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026
That prospect for growth makes its valuation look tolerable.
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026
“We’re tolerable, sir, I thank you,” replied Grace, lifting the boiling mess carefully on to the hob: “rather snappish, but not ’rageous.”
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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