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tolerance

[tol-er-uhns] / ˈtɒl ər əns /






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When it suggests a show like “Diggstown,” which includes themes on my personal no-fly list, the AI even helps me calibrate whether it’s within my tolerance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2026

Anne Barrett Doyle, co-director of the group, called on Leo to implement a "zero tolerance" on abusers.

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026

That increased tolerance could help explain why many populations have survived and rebounded despite continuing exposure to the pathogen.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Once established in New Guinea, the sweet potato overtook taro as the highland’s leading crop, because of its shorter time required to reach maturity, higher yields per acre, and greater tolerance of poor soil conditions.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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

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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