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tolerant

[tol-er-uhnt] / ˈtɒl ər ənt /


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“California was a place that was accepting and tolerant of all of that,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

These mice also became less tolerant of stress as adults.

From Science Daily Aug. 26, 2026

German politicians were swift to react to the attack, with Berlin's Mayor Kai Wegner condemning a "brutal attack" on "a gathering for a tolerant and peaceful Berlin".

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

More tolerant groups showed higher levels of reassuring touch, including what researchers described as "reassurance trains", in which multiple apes embraced one another in succession.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

In acknowledgment of the University of California’s tolerant hospitality toward a laboratory that was now devoted almost entirely to government work, Lawrence dubbed the new unit the calutron.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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