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tolerance

[tol-er-uhns] / ˈtɒl ər əns /






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The kid will fly, and depending on their thrill-ride tolerance, will emerge grinning or in tears.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

“Heightened risk perceptions and banks’ reduced risk tolerance remained the main drivers of tighter credit standards, with some banks reporting increasing pressure as a result of geopolitical uncertainty and energy developments,” the ECB said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

As treatment continued, the animals became less responsive to the compound, indicating that they had developed tolerance.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

A: Most businesses essentially ran a zero-risk tolerance for breaking things, so they would test the hell out of a patch before they put it into production.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

A state of affairs like this might have been bearable in England, where people like the Pellinores did sometimes turn up, and even won a sort of tolerance from their fellow men.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

But dividends are a draw to many investors with lower risk tolerances, especially those living off their savings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 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

But people have different risk tolerances, joys, skills and motivations.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 21, 2026

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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