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tolerant

[tol-er-uhnt] / ˈtɒl ər ənt /


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At other times, he hasn’t been as tolerant, saying in a social-media post in late August that communities will “end up being backwards and poor” if they don’t welcome data centers.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

These mice also became less tolerant of stress as adults.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

For Julia Lee, tearing out her lawn and replacing it with drought tolerant plants was about more than saving water.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

More tolerant groups showed higher levels of reassuring touch, including what researchers described as "reassurance trains", in which multiple apes embraced one another in succession.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

Some princes were tolerant and allowed freedom of worship; others insisted that all their subjects convert to the new flavour of the month or forfeit their property at once.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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