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tolerance

[tol-er-uhns] / ˈtɒl ər əns /






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The treated animals also showed improvements in glucose and insulin tolerance.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

Social media platforms also told us they had zero tolerance for any content that promoted people smuggling and were working with authorities to combat organised crime.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

How much you choose to invest depends on your financial objectives, time horizon and risk tolerance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

But he acknowledged that “over time you develop less tolerance for squalor.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

There, he dutifully produced ambitious, unworkable proposals that were read with amused tolerance and promptly binned.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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