tolerate
Example Sentences
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“We’re not going to tolerate this kind of corruption in California.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
They also highlighted an additional 24 planets within a more restrictive 3D habitable zone, based on tighter assumptions about how much heat a planet can tolerate before becoming uninhabitable.
From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026
A spokesman told the Financial Times that it did not "tolerate any administration official illegally profiteering off of insider knowledge".
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
“Shifting characters is not a hurdle while I write, but once I am done, I do think to myself: will people be able to tolerate so many characters and switching?”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026
“Shameful behavior! Please bear in mind that I will not tolerate any repeat of what happened at the Christmas ball.”
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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