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tolerant

[tol-er-uhnt] / ˈtɒl ər ənt /


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Being bilingual can make you more tolerant and compassionate and broaden your perspective.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

“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

The work marks an important advance toward fault tolerant quantum computing, where calculations can proceed without being derailed by constant errors.

From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2026

Rufus had become talkative and happy, openly affectionate to a quietly tolerant Alice.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler




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