intolerant
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He said tourist food eaten by macaques was "extremely rich in calories, sugar, salt and dairy" - with primates intolerant of lactose found in "hugely popular" ice-cream.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
Shortly after Meadow Lane opened, customers posted online about undercooked chicken nuggets; another shopper, who was lactose intolerant, said that she’d bought chili topped with cheese that wasn’t on the list of ingredients.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
It’s inspired by my mother’s homemade Payesh and includes a non-dairy option for my fellow lactose intolerant warriors.
From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026
"The characterisation of Nigeria as religiously intolerant does not reflect our national reality," Tinubu said on social media Saturday.
From Barron's • Nov. 2, 2025
But since he stopped snitching, he had become increasingly intolerant of prisoners who continued to inform on their neighbors.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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