Become harder to bear

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wear thin

(Other definitions for wear thin that I've seen before include "clothing advice for warm weather?" , "Begin to fail" , "Gradually dwindle" , "Gradually become less persuasive" , "Cease to convince" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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