aversion
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Diners, meanwhile, are already expressing an aversion to the whole thing.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
In some cases, image generators propagate patterns with excessive regularity, triggering trypophobia, a strong aversion to clusters of bumps or holes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
"Indeed NHS hospitals in every major city in England had aversion therapy suites precisely for this purpose."
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
It was far from perfect, and I did have to overcome my aversion to seeing so many naked, hairy feet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
“He loses no opportunity to let me see that he despises me and I inspire aversion in him,” Theo tells Wil.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
Widespread health- and Ozempic-driven aversions to carbohydrates, changing consumer tastes and concern over rising prices have led to beer volume declines for big brewers including Heineken, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Molson Coors and Constellation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
Sensory aversions to specific smells, tastes, textures, temperatures, or appearances of foods.
From Slate ● Jan. 4, 2025
Pregnancy is often a time for food aversions and exhaustion, but for Keatley the opposite has been true.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2023
"I really regret the rice isn't consumed due to safety rumours, but I also understand it's hard to completely refute aversions."
From Reuters ● Mar. 9, 2023
I will uncover and invoke inclinations and aversions.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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