tolerance
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Gaspar said he has no tolerance for human suffering or for encampments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
However, this summer tested their tolerance of heat, with the country registering a record-breaking 61 days of heatwaves that continued into early September.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
If you’re in the former camp, you presumably have already chosen a stock-bond allocation based on your age, risk tolerance and other financial-planning considerations.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
A Binance spokesperson said the civil case doesn’t allege any wrongdoing by the exchange and the company has “zero tolerance for sanctions violations.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Today we were given the torch to carry our message of tolerance and education to these kids.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
The tourism sector is acutely susceptible to security issues, but "different tourists from different parts of the world have different risk tolerances," Bohl said.
From Barron's ● Mar. 15, 2026
The fit and finish were exemplary; and shutlines and panel gaps are precise to aerospace tolerances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
Away from the AI mania, one of the most interesting things about this study was that advisers are apt to project their own risk tolerances onto their clients.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2025
Dire wolves, native to Southern California but not limited to the region, were highly adaptable and had a very wide range of environmental tolerances before the species went extinct about 10,000 years ago, Lindsey said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2025
The first necessity is the elimination of tolerances on the chlorinated hydrocarbons, the organic phosphorus group, and other highly toxic chemicals.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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