adverse

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What I said then is that unless you help people move from the jobs that were being destroyed to new jobs, there is no way that trade liberalization wouldn’t have adverse effects.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

CalMac warned of further disruption across the network due to adverse weather and urged anyone travelling to check their journey.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

“Of course any adverse event can be a flag,” said another former FDA official who worked in the compounding division when the peptides were categorized as unsafe.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

While the war’s duration is unknown, Lee looks at seven major conflicts dating back to 1900 and finds equity markets have a habit of troughing early on because investors “price adverse risks early and quickly.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

It does not seem a very good rate, but then conditions were a bit adverse.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin