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tolerate

[tol-uh-reyt] / ˈtɒl əˌreɪt /


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It added it took any allegation concerning worker welfare and safety extremely seriously, and would not "tolerate intimidation or threats against workers for exercising their rights, including participation in industrial action".

From BBC

Another adaptation traced to a Tibetan wolf-like gene enables Tibetan mastiffs to tolerate low-oxygen environments in the Tibetan Plateau and the Himalayas.

From Science Daily

Viruses containing an avian-like PB1 gene were able to tolerate the high temperatures associated with fever and caused serious disease in mice.

From Science Daily

Officers should not have to tolerate these incidents as part of the job, Mr Singleton added.

From BBC

Other chaparral plants do not rely on fire but instead simply tolerate it.

From Los Angeles Times