tolerance

Example Sentences

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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

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

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

These responses signal improving price tolerance and even suggest there could be room for further price increases in both regions.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Together, these findings suggest that birds and other animals, including human ancestors, may have evolved a tolerance for and sometimes even a preference for alcohol.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

Each side continually explores the limits of the other’s tolerance, as in flights of nuclear bombers over the Arctic wastes; the Vietnam and Afghanistan wars—a few entries from a long and dolorous list.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan