tolerance
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“Investors should periodically review concentrated positions starting at around 5% to make sure their portfolio remains aligned with their goals, risk tolerance and long-term financial plan,” Knight said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
This also implies less emphasis on headline GDP growth and greater tolerance for near-term growth fluctuations instead of pursing growth at all costs, they add.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
The genetically modified mice also demonstrated improved glucose tolerance, indicating that their bodies were better able to manage blood sugar after receiving glucose.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
“Wicker” is empathetic to their insecurities, yet it has no tolerance for how moral hypocrites ignore the opportunity for self-improvement in favor of scorching everything to the ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
My mind runs through everything we learned about Nazi Germany these past three weeks of tolerance education, and during the Holocaust unit in fifth grade.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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
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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