tolerance

Example Sentences

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"Everything has to be reviewed from the ground up with one objective: zero tolerance."

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Over time, patients often develop tolerance, meaning they need increasingly higher doses to achieve the same level of relief.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

But a lot of judges have hit the absolute outer boundaries of their tolerance for this.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

When we get accustomed to AIs that leap to serve us and constantly tell us we’re right, we reduce our tolerance for humans who challenge us.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

We’ve all been through three weeks of tolerance education, so we know exactly what we’re looking at.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman