patience
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And virtually no one has the patience or attention span to read an entire article anymore, let alone engage with its ideas.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
Haas had already run out of patience with Ocon long before Mexico City but whatever happened there was serious enough that Komatsu felt the relationship had to end on the spot.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
This doesn’t necessarily mean the companies’ dividends are threatened, but it underscores the need for patience if you are investing in stocks, in part, for dividends.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
With its gridlocked terminals, infuriating delays and long lines for everything from security checks to coffee, LAX might be where patience goes to die.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
But he remembered the kindness in the brown eyes, the patience she’d had with his grief-stricken stupor.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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