as in patience
the capacity to endure what is difficult or disagreeable without complaining
showed great tolerance in dealing with the child's tantrums
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The doc feature turns on Vicky a trans fisherwoman whose acceptance by her fishing village signals a new era of gender tolerance in the community.
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John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Aug. 2024
Such practices act as sea anchors to innovation and the results shouldn’t be blamed on the FDA but rather on the lack of internal risk tolerance.
—Patrick Skerrett, STAT, 3 Aug. 2024
Like many online advice mechanisms, TIAA’s Retirement Advisor Field View Tool recommends clients balance their portfolio among various asset classes — stocks, bonds, money markets and the like — based on risk tolerance, age, income and other inputs.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 2 Aug. 2024
Behaving like a business One obvious reason for the regulatory tolerance is that hospital systems are major employers — the largest in many states (including Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Arizona and Delaware).
—Elisabeth Rosenthal, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
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John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Aug. 2024
Such practices act as sea anchors to innovation and the results shouldn’t be blamed on the FDA but rather on the lack of internal risk tolerance.
—Patrick Skerrett, STAT, 3 Aug. 2024
Like many online advice mechanisms, TIAA’s Retirement Advisor Field View Tool recommends clients balance their portfolio among various asset classes — stocks, bonds, money markets and the like — based on risk tolerance, age, income and other inputs.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 2 Aug. 2024
Behaving like a business One obvious reason for the regulatory tolerance is that hospital systems are major employers — the largest in many states (including Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Arizona and Delaware).
—Elisabeth Rosenthal, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
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“Tolerance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tolerance. Accessed 10 Sep. 2024.
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