zero tolerance
noun
: a policy of giving the most severe punishment possible to every person who commits a crime or breaks a rule
The police announced that there will be zero tolerance for looters.
The camp has a zero tolerance drug and alcohol policy.
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Networks are complex, with absolutely zero tolerance for human error.
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Mike Bushong, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
As in the Columbine days, the new zero tolerance allows adults to abdicate responsibility for doing harder work in exchange for the quick fix.
—Gayle Forman, Peoplemag, 18 July 2024
The reason there will be zero tolerance for bulls–t energy in here is because this is my first time in New Orleans at the f—ing 30-year anniversary of the ESSENCE Festival.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 9 July 2024
Khashoggi’s murder attests to the policy of zero tolerance for such critical voices abroad: they are treated not as nuisances but as national security threats.
—Madawi Al-Rasheed, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2019
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Mike Bushong, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
As in the Columbine days, the new zero tolerance allows adults to abdicate responsibility for doing harder work in exchange for the quick fix.
—Gayle Forman, Peoplemag, 18 July 2024
The reason there will be zero tolerance for bulls–t energy in here is because this is my first time in New Orleans at the f—ing 30-year anniversary of the ESSENCE Festival.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 9 July 2024
Khashoggi’s murder attests to the policy of zero tolerance for such critical voices abroad: they are treated not as nuisances but as national security threats.
—Madawi Al-Rasheed, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2019
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“Zero tolerance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zero%20tolerance. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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