tolerance
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Spending Spree: Wall Street’s tolerance for AI investment might seem to have no limits, but Google parent Alphabet found one Wednesday: $200 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner similarly described the attack as an assault on the city’s values of freedom and tolerance, while other European leaders and LGBTQ+ organizations expressed solidarity with victims and the Berlin community.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
The researchers also found that daily treatment became less effective after several weeks as the mice developed tolerance.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
But if you include your risk tolerance and time horizon along with your current investments, liquidity needs, debt level and other factors, the answer may prove more useful.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Dear Diary, When we began our lesson about the importance of racial tolerance, I had no idea that that lesson would be a life-altering experience.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
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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
“It’s the wind and wind chill coupled with temperatures below freezing that tend to push the operating tolerances beyond their thresholds.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 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
The first necessity is the elimination of tolerances on the chlorinated hydrocarbons, the organic phosphorus group, and other highly toxic chemicals.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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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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