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tolerate

[tol-uh-reyt] / ˈtɒl əˌreɪt /


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As a consequence, the Fed is being forced to tolerate inflation remaining above its 2% target.

From MarketWatch

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said in response that the government wouldn't tolerate new technology being used to create more violence and harassment against women and girls.

From BBC

“The trash can issue is probably something I could tolerate much more easily.”

From The Wall Street Journal

For days before Lemon’s arrest, she had slammed his actions, writing on X that she and Bondi “will not tolerate harassment of Americans at worship — especially from agitators posing as ‘journalists.’”

From Los Angeles Times

She tolerated my father’s cheating and lying until I was five years old, when we left him for good.

From The Wall Street Journal