tolerance
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“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
Ahmed said the decision should reflect the worker’s income, age, desired savings, plan expenses and tolerance for paperwork.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
Mrs. Olinski had a great tolerance for mischief, but she had no patience for malice.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
“My agent will know the places I like, it will have insight into my finances, my budget, my risk tolerances, all my preferences from the kind of room I like to my pillow type.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
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
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
State and county officials are under no compulsion to follow the federal pesticides tolerances unless local laws happen to conform — and they seldom do.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Vocabulary lists containing tolerance
"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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