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adversity

[ad-vur-si-tee] / ædˈvɜr sɪ ti /


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Men who experienced persistent financial adversity also performed worse on cognitive tests at age 53 than their female counterparts.

From Science Daily Sep. 2, 2026

"Moses works hard even though he hasn't had to face adversity in his fights or training," he says.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

Many of the great sports stories involve overcoming adversity, and Steiner has become a great sports story, which is still being written.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

It is a growing strain for a society used to adversity but now stuck in a months-long crisis that has no obvious end in sight.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

By that time Alba was a bold young woman, much accustomed to adversity, so she went alone.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

Throughout our conversation, she doesn’t shy away from explaining her life’s adversities.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 5, 2025

Individuals who experienced two adulthood adversities had a 24 percent higher chance of depression, while also experiencing a three percent cognitive decline later in life.

From Science Daily Mar. 1, 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

More women are having children later, and the age-related decline of the body leads to more adversities, complications, and, occasionally, even death during pregnancy and childbirth.

From Slate Nov. 26, 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




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