aversion

Example Sentences

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Her career really began to flourish by the late 1980s and early ‘90s when, despite having an aversion to comedy and initially turning down the role, she starred as Kelly Bundy in “Married...

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Falls are limited as a drop in U.S. tech stocks stoked risk aversion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

The analyst cited market aversion to high-risk ventures and projected Vertical Aerospace needs to raise funds, using $200 million annually.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

For her, private oil firms' aversion to Venezuela is a welcome barrier to that kind of resource grab.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

I had a feeling of dread—born of fatigue and aversion to military discipline—that I tried to disguise.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover