tolerance

Example Sentences

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You need to balance your risk tolerance with your risk capacity.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

She says that studies in mice have shown that starvation enhances the animal’s tolerance to chemotherapy doses but can’t cure the disease outright.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Together, these findings suggest that birds and other animals, including human ancestors, may have evolved a tolerance for and sometimes even a preference for alcohol.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

With food costs having increased last year by almost 4% in Japan, there is likely little public tolerance for more price hikes at the grocery.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

They say: There’s no proof of increasing tolerance levels to technology.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel