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tolerant

[tol-er-uhnt] / ˈtɒl ər ənt /


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Being bilingual can make you more tolerant and compassionate and broaden your perspective.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

“The U.S. energy business is going to have to get more risk tolerant and spread their wings outside the U.S.”

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

They were sympathetic to the concept—this was a liberal neighborhood, after all—and they were trying to be tolerant.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

In his rebuke on Wednesday evening, Sir Keir added that Britain was "a proud, tolerant and diverse country" and called on Sir Jim to apologise.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

Their bodies would also become less tolerant of heat and cold, for Libra would not experience the extremes of temperature that we find in Alaskan winters or Arizona summers.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins




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