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tolerance

[tol-er-uhns] / ˈtɒl ər əns /






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How much of your excess cash you put in cash or bonds versus the stock market depends on your risk tolerance and purchasing power.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

That said, Barclays expects a slowdown below 4% for GDP growth could test that tolerance and prompt stronger policy support next year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

As treatment continued, the animals became less responsive to the compound, indicating that they had developed tolerance.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

“Wicker” is empathetic to their insecurities, yet it has no tolerance for how moral hypocrites ignore the opportunity for self-improvement in favor of scorching everything to the ground.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Coin seems to have reached the end of her tolerance for self-congratulation.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

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

Away from the AI mania, one of the most interesting things about this study was that advisers are apt to project their own risk tolerances onto their clients.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2025

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

State and county officials are under no compulsion to follow the federal pesticides tolerances unless local laws happen to conform — and they seldom do.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson


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