tolerance
Example Sentences
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“As we age, risk tolerance goes down. Having that equity component and maintaining it is important.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
The central bank targets 3%, with a tolerance range of 1.5 percentage points.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
Reaves said he typically has a very high pain tolerance.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
He said he had asked the prime minister to "guarantee the normalisation of antisemitism in the UK will stop, and that there will be zero tolerance".
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
Southside spoiled the dog the same way he spoiled me, with food and love and tolerance, all of it a silent, earnest plea never to leave him.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
Vocabulary lists containing tolerance
"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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A Separate Peace
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