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tolerable

[tol-er-uh-buhl] / ˈtɒl ər ə bəl /


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That was tolerable when officials thought the Iran war would resolve quickly.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

"This is not tolerable and is against the law," the country's national force, known as the Garda, said in a statement.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 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

I got a tolerable grip and the rocks didn’t hurt as they had on my bare feet.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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