tolerance

Example Sentences

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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

“At this stage, once the business has grown, our risk tolerance is much higher.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 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

One morning as I stood before the looking glass in our room saying, "Perigando. Predinago. Pedigango," he reached the limits of his tolerance.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood