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tolerance

[tol-er-uhns] / ˈtɒl ər əns /






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Smith's appeal included a letter from his GP which said he had an "unlimited exercise tolerance".

From BBC Sep. 21, 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

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

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

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

“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

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

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




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