tolerance
Example Sentences
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For someone with such a sensationalizing prose style, he had little tolerance for the shock of the new.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
He said he has spoken to the entire organisation and told officers there would be "zero tolerance" for misogyny and those who displayed that behaviour would "quickly lose their jobs".
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Your question addresses your own risk tolerance as well as market risk.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
Instead, he recommends investors look beyond a fund’s overall credit quality and examine the specific bond sectors it can invest in by reading the prospectus and weighing against their risk tolerance.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
Coin seems to have reached the end of her tolerance for self-congratulation.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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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