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tolerance

[tol-er-uhns] / ˈtɒl ər əns /






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From that point on, a zero tolerance approach was adopted.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

The treated animals also showed improvements in glucose and insulin tolerance.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

But he acknowledged that “over time you develop less tolerance for squalor.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

His research shows that innovation occurs more quickly in larger populations with efficient ways of transmitting knowledge and a high tolerance for diversity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

You think it was easy sitting through all that tolerance education, learning every day that the bad thing I did was a thousand times worse than I thought it was?

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman




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