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habituation

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as in tolerance

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Recent Examples of habituation Feeding bobcats can result in habituation and undesirable behaviors. — Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025 The experts at the center fed and treated the animal in a way to prevent habituation or familiarity with humans, using coyote disguises and natural scents when in close proximity with her, officials said. — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026 Performance evaluation appears to actively resist the normal habituation process. — Amy Cuddy, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2026 From that nervous system habituation, we’re then expected, in a work environment, to exhibit discipline, clarity and relational capacity. — Leeza Carlone Steindorf, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for habituation

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tolerance

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For example, a person with a high tolerance with opioids would see reduced tolerance under the drug.

— Gavin Escott, USA Today, 6 July 2026
The state’s Holocaust Education Bill, passed in 1994, requires every school district to teach the Holocaust with the explicit aim of building tolerance, nurturing democratic values, and confronting what indifference produces.

— Masha Pearl, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026

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