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tolerant

[tol-er-uhnt] / ˈtɒl ər ənt /


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At other times, he hasn’t been as tolerant, saying in a social-media post in late August that communities will “end up being backwards and poor” if they don’t welcome data centers.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

These mice also became less tolerant of stress as adults.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

“We’re more tolerant, players are behaving better and coaches are doing a good job in education,” Crittendon said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

Affecting a tough-guy realism, Mr. Bockino is contemptuous of antigambling officials in the era before legalization and tolerant of the worst rogues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

"The tone of being patient and tolerant as if the questions I am asking are dumb questions. They are not dumb questions. I need to know what you know that I do not."

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg


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