tolerance
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The dishwasher camera does raise the question of how this will all change consumer behavior—specifically, our tolerance to the uncomfortable, and our willingness to retain agency, perhaps at the expense of being left behind.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026
“The policy-setting board of the RBA has seemingly reduced tolerance for further delay,” he adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Late last week in an Instagram statement, Stella Parton thanked fans for the “genuine” support, urging them to use her sister’s life as an “example for tolerance and respect towards others.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Parton also asked that people look to her sister's life as "an example for tolerance" and mutual respect.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
But tolerance is a project you always have to keep working at.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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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
“It’s the wind and wind chill coupled with temperatures below freezing that tend to push the operating tolerances beyond their thresholds.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 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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Vocabulary lists containing tolerance
"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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A Separate Peace
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