tolerate
Example Sentences
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Part of the motivation for tolerating certain risks is to avoid delays caused by disagreements about how much work is needed to make buildings constructed with cladding safe.
From BBC
We tolerate misallocation because we are purchasing something other than objects: reassurance, attention, belonging—a ritualized way of saying you matter to me and I am willing to incur a cost to prove it.
Abuja maintains that it does not tolerate any religious persecution.
From Barron's
He was generous about giving out jobs, but he didn’t tolerate people standing around at work.
From Los Angeles Times
But her raucous Georgie made me wonder why this solitary older gentleman was tolerating her intrusive madness.
From Los Angeles Times
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