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tolerable

[tol-er-uh-buhl] / ˈtɒl ər ə bəl /


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Not because spices make cheap food merely tolerable, but because they’re often the difference between a meal that feels like compromise and one you genuinely crave again a few days later.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

Early data suggest this combined treatment could deliver superior weight loss with more tolerable side effects, creating a competitive gap that will be difficult for rivals like Novo to close.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

The intensity is meant to stay tolerable, but it can get unpleasant if pushed too high.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

She became the woman who, more than perhaps any one other person, made California’s air tolerable, if not technically healthy, and revved up the state’s climate and greenhouse gas policies.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

At least the heat had less bite and the humidity had dropped to tolerable levels, so I was able to hang out on the sidewalk and think about all my predicaments.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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