tolerance

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

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

You need to balance your risk tolerance with your risk capacity.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

She says that studies in mice have shown that starvation enhances the animal’s tolerance to chemotherapy doses but can’t cure the disease outright.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 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 Ron’s tolerance was not to be tested much as they moved into June, for Harry and Ginny’s time together was becoming increasingly restricted.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling