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tolerant

[tol-er-uhnt] / ˈtɒl ər ənt /


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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

Importantly, the resonances remained stable even when the geometry was not perfectly optimized, showing that the design is tolerant of fabrication imperfections.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

If a retiree is risk tolerant, they put 5X their net annual expenses in their fixed-income safety ballast and the rest in equities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

The Fireball is aggressive but more tolerant of its own species than most dragons, sometimes consenting to share its territory with up to two others.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling




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