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tolerate

[tol-uh-rayt] / ˈtɒl əˌreɪt /


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The discovery could eventually help researchers create treatments that are easier to tolerate, allowing more patients to continue taking medications that reduce their risk of heart attacks and strokes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

The foreign secretary has summoned the Iranian ambassador to make clear that "Britain will not tolerate threats on our soil" following last month's incident at RAF Fairford.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Mathias Clasen, the author of A Very Nervous Person’s Guide to Horror Movies, explains how jumpscares work, and how you can learn to love them—or at least tolerate them.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

That’s a loss most other restaurants wouldn’t tolerate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

I had come into the prison with such anxiety and fear about his willingness to tolerate my inadequacy.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

Justice John Marshall Harlan was the only dissenter: “Our Constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

Building a resilient portfolio that tolerates inflation is a good start.

From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026

“We are not a nation that tramples the 4th Amendment and tolerates our neighbors being terrorized,” he said.

From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2026

They are asking for individualized exceptions to a rule the law already tolerates.

From Slate ● Jan. 14, 2026

And for her part, she tolerates him better than she does any of the rest of us, even breaking off some of her bread to give him at lunchtime.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

Together with its selective activity against C. difficile, this characteristic makes the compound a promising candidate for a treatment that may be better tolerated.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

"Such behavior should not be tolerated in the civilized world," Presidential Office spokeswoman Karen Kuo said in a statement, thanking US judicial authorities for "their assistance and protection of our citizens."

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

Gen. Harmeet Dhillon said the campus had tolerated an “appalling hostile educational environment” for Jewish and Israeli students.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

"The body of evidence raises very serious questions for senior officials and ministers as to how the detention of children in these conditions was tolerated on humanitarian or legal grounds," said Dobbin.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

“I shall know whether it has been done. And be warned: Thieving is not tolerated at Hogwarts.”

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

But just remember, tolerating a little heat is always part of owning stocks.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

That could lead to the RBA tolerating a recession in order to contain inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

Part of the motivation for tolerating certain risks is to avoid delays caused by disagreements about how much work is needed to make buildings constructed with cladding safe.

From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2025

But her raucous Georgie made me wonder why this solitary older gentleman was tolerating her intrusive madness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025

I had a headache and didn’t feel like explaining myself, and was quite comfortable tolerating an uncomfortable silence.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss


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