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tolerant

[tol-er-uhnt] / ˈtɒl ər ənt /


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In recent years, prices of gold, silver and bitcoin had climbed as a kind of protest vote against fiscal excesses and the idea that central banks had become more tolerant of inflation.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026

Amir Imani, a computer engineer, says New York was the ideal place to establish their brand, a city that is both very diverse and tolerant, and where their business is not written off as "exotic."

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

The dose is gradually increased over time to help the immune system become more tolerant.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 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 Slabs functions as the seasonal capital of a teeming itinerant society—a tolerant, rubber-tired culture comprising the retired, the exiled, the destitute, the perpetually unemployed.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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