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tolerance

[tol-er-uhns] / ˈtɒl ər əns /






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The dishwasher camera does raise the question of how this will all change consumer behavior—specifically, our tolerance to the uncomfortable, and our willingness to retain agency, perhaps at the expense of being left behind.

From Slate Sep. 14, 2026

October becomes a test of pain tolerance before addressing ailments in the offseason.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

“The policy-setting board of the RBA has seemingly reduced tolerance for further delay,” he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

Parton also asked that people look to her sister's life as "an example for tolerance" and mutual respect.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

However, in his time the brief tradition of tolerance for unconventional views began to erode and then to shatter.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

The tourism sector is acutely susceptible to security issues, but "different tourists from different parts of the world have different risk tolerances," Bohl said.

From Barron's Mar. 15, 2026

The fit and finish were exemplary; and shutlines and panel gaps are precise to aerospace tolerances.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 28, 2026

But people have different risk tolerances, joys, skills and motivations.

From MarketWatch Jan. 21, 2026

Dire wolves, native to Southern California but not limited to the region, were highly adaptable and had a very wide range of environmental tolerances before the species went extinct about 10,000 years ago, Lindsey said.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 12, 2025

State and county officials are under no compulsion to follow the federal pesticides tolerances unless local laws happen to conform — and they seldom do.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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