tolerant

Example Sentences

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“The U.S. energy business is going to have to get more risk tolerant and spread their wings outside the U.S.”

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

They were sympathetic to the concept—this was a liberal neighborhood, after all—and they were trying to be tolerant.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

We will take solace in how funny he could be, how wise and utterly accepting and tolerant he was.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

To address this limitation, the team inserted a gene from a related bacterium that is more tolerant of oxygen.

From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026

Apparently the adult mosquitoes had become sufficiently tolerant of DDT to escape from sprayed buildings and rest and recover in the open.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson