adversities

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“No matter all the adversities we face, the thing about my dad is that he’s always stayed true to himself and who he is,” says Joel.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

In this study, environmental adversities included air and water pollution, potentially hazardous or toxic sites, few recreational parks, and high traffic roads, railways or airports.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2024

“This is a story of 45 individuals providing a window through which we can observe how they endured major adversities and built a society where compassion and mercy prevailed.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 2, 2024

While I was guiding troubled young people, helping them overcome the adversities in their lives, my son was left without my guidance when he needed me most.

From Slate • Oct. 12, 2023

Berlioz never flinched from reminding whoever would listen of his great troubles and adversities, nor from absorbing those torments in his music, much of which is richly rewarding to listen to.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall