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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.
—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
The law stipulates that the toleration of various forms of anti-Zionist speech constitutes anti-Jewish discrimination.
—Eric Levitz, Vox, 15 May 2024
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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.
—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
The law stipulates that the toleration of various forms of anti-Zionist speech constitutes anti-Jewish discrimination.
—Eric Levitz, Vox, 15 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toleration
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Each component must perform within narrow tolerances, particularly at extended distances where minor deviations can significantly affect accuracy.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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Everyone has a different retirement plan and a unique tolerance for risk.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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Despite the group’s acceptance, Terminus knew the rest of the world would see them through different eyes, ones not as gracious as their own.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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To evaluate technical performance, market acceptance, and commercial viability, XPENG will debut its pilot Robotaxi services in the latter half of this year.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 May 2026
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“Toleration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toleration. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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