tolerate
Example Sentences
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Their unwillingness to tolerate higher prices could also drive inflation lower.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
Velasquez, 63 years old, said she doesn’t always agree with Leo—she sent him “snappy” replies on X over his immigration stance—but added that she can’t tolerate personal attacks on him.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
“I mean, once you start saying you’re going to tolerate 2%, that compounds pretty dramatically over time—and you’re saying to people if you’re getting less than 2% on your money, you’re going backwards.”
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
They also highlighted an additional 24 planets within a more restrictive 3D habitable zone, based on tighter assumptions about how much heat a planet can tolerate before becoming uninhabitable.
From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026
It seemed to make her friends tolerate him, anyway.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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