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Recent Examples of toleration
At the same time, the phrase could be invoked to support religious toleration and in pleas for inclusiveness.
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Margie Burns,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2025
These include, for example, actions that artificially favor foreign exports, deny nondiscriminatory market access for U.S. firms, harm U.S. competitors’ IP rights, and otherwise involve foreign government toleration of systematic anticompetitive activities.
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Alden Abbott,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
Government toleration of the same sorts of exercise of monopoly power by giant nonfood retailers dealt similar blows to independent drug and hardware store chains.
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Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
15 Dec. 2024
What Moana 2 has that Wicked ain’t got is a shorter running time of 100 minutes versus the latter’s 2 hours, 40 minutes — a much easier toleration of time for parents with kids.
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Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
25 Nov. 2024
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Margie Burns,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2025
These include, for example, actions that artificially favor foreign exports, deny nondiscriminatory market access for U.S. firms, harm U.S. competitors’ IP rights, and otherwise involve foreign government toleration of systematic anticompetitive activities.
—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
Government toleration of the same sorts of exercise of monopoly power by giant nonfood retailers dealt similar blows to independent drug and hardware store chains.
—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
15 Dec. 2024
What Moana 2 has that Wicked ain’t got is a shorter running time of 100 minutes versus the latter’s 2 hours, 40 minutes — a much easier toleration of time for parents with kids.
—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toleration
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Patience isn't just mental tolerance.
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Turbojet engines involve precision machining of turbine discs, combustion chambers, and compressor blades — components that demand tight tolerances and consistent metallurgical quality at elevated temperatures.
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Last year, voters showed a growing acceptance of the horror genre by awarding Oscars to Sinners and Weapons.
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That wistful undertow stems from Zimmerman’s casual acceptance of his advancing age.
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“Toleration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toleration. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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