as in sectarianism
stubborn or intolerant adherence to one's opinions or prejudices
a group whose mission is to oppose intolerance and extremism
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Routine digestion issues often develop with a disorder like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a food intolerance or allergy, or an infection.
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Cristina Mutchler, Health, 5 Jan. 2025
The good news: While individual tolerances to dairy foods can vary, certain lower-lactose dairy products, like hard cheeses and yogurts, can help keep lactose intolerance symptoms at bay.
—Caroline Hopkins Legaspi, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Lactose intolerance, for example, occurs in people who lack the enzyme lactase, which breaks down the lactose sugar molecule found in both raw and pasteurized milk.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Yale professor Amy Chua famously warns in her bestseller Day of Empire that the precursor to the end of a superpower lies in growing intolerance.
—Julian Issa, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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Cristina Mutchler, Health, 5 Jan. 2025
The good news: While individual tolerances to dairy foods can vary, certain lower-lactose dairy products, like hard cheeses and yogurts, can help keep lactose intolerance symptoms at bay.
—Caroline Hopkins Legaspi, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Lactose intolerance, for example, occurs in people who lack the enzyme lactase, which breaks down the lactose sugar molecule found in both raw and pasteurized milk.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Yale professor Amy Chua famously warns in her bestseller Day of Empire that the precursor to the end of a superpower lies in growing intolerance.
—Julian Issa, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Intolerance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intolerance. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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