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intolerance

[in-tol-er-uhns] / ɪnˈtɒl ər əns /
NOUN
lack of willingness to tolerate
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While hydrogen breath tests conducted at home are commonly used to diagnose lactose intolerance, Shaukat says they produce a lot of false positives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Secondary lactose intolerance is when people develop lactose intolerance as a result of a condition such as Celiac disease, which damages the lining of the small intestine and reduces lactase production.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Roughly two-thirds of the world’s population has some difficulty digesting the sugar in milk—also known as lactose intolerance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

"There is undoubtedly a level of intolerance creeping in which has become included in protest."

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

An hour’s listening disclosed the fanatical intolerance of minds sealed against new ideas, new facts, new feelings, new attitudes, new hints at ways to live.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

Disruptions in this newly identified signaling pathway may play a role in conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome, food intolerances, and chronic visceral pain.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 28, 2026

This discovery may also help explain a range of digestive issues, including food intolerances and irritable bowel syndrome.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 28, 2026

The various infections, electrolyte imbalances and medication intolerances weakened her to the point of collapse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025

The Food Standards Agency said earlier it recognised there were a significant number of foods that could cause allergies or intolerances.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2025

The little weaknesses and gentle intolerances of the good old man were not such as he would censure, nor would he be altogether out of sympathy with them.

From The English Church in the Eighteenth Century by Charles J. (Charles John) Abbey


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