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intolerance

[in-tol-er-uhns] / ɪnˈtɒl ər əns /
NOUN
lack of willingness to tolerate
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When governments allow themselves to be drawn into war by intolerance or the arrogance of power, they plant the seeds of resentment that yield more hatred and violence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

It’s a near-replica of a work shown at the Pompidou with the same solemn title, created to recognize those “physically maimed or mentally harmed” by doctrine and intolerance.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Heavy deployments of security forces are posted countrywide, and UN experts warned ahead of the voting of "growing intolerance, threats and attacks", and a "tsunami of disinformation".

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

The sermon was given by Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe, a senior Catholic clergyman, who spoke of the importance of rejecting intolerance and and the "massive persecution of Christians in so many places".

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

For the past three weeks, we’ve done nothing but learn about intolerance and racism and Nazism and the Holocaust, and she never said one little peep about this.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman