put up with
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In her 20s, she says she just "put up" with the pain.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
On Thursday, she was at the site and told the station temporary chain link fencing was being put up, with a more permanent fence being installed Friday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
"We're not going to put up with it, Canada isn't. We'll fight back," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
Regardless, the reappearance of such imperfect candidates each cycle tells a bitter story about what voters will put up with to win.
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026
But the Father of Men and of Gods was not one to put up with this sort of treatment.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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