can't abide
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"Two, I think, were allowed to retire. Only one received a written warning. We can't abide by that."
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
And then there are the many authors who can’t abide working in a room of their own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
An affair is one thing, but Suzannah can’t abide Hanna’s claim that she — not Suzannah — inspired Ibsen’s feminist icon, Nora Helmer, in “A Doll’s House.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
“It’s kind of that simple. He made some statements that we just can’t abide by and that’s why we ended the relationship. And I was fine with that.”
From Washington Times ● Nov. 10, 2022
So much comes into my head at night when I’m alone, or during the day when I’m obliged to put up with people I can’t abide or who invariably misinterpret my intentions.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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