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aversion

[uh-vur-zhuhn, -shuhn] / əˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃən /


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England's aversion for acceleration was laid bare in the third Ashes T20 last year.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2026

Goldman points to a potential new-found risk aversion on behalf of shippers and insurers that may limit exports and production.

From MarketWatch Jun. 16, 2026

Leaders of Western democracies mostly strive to project humility, relatability, and an aversion to corruption; the government is multibranched and by the people, after all.

From Slate Jun. 11, 2026

Waldman said a particular concern with DSA members is what he called their aversion to compromise.

From Los Angeles Times May 20, 2026

All John Reed’s violent tyrannies, all his sisters’ proud indifference, all his mother’s aversion, all the servants’ partiality, turned up in my disturbed mind like a dark deposit in a turbid well.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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

He noted that, like him, she had trouble socializing and experienced sensory aversions.

From Slate Sep. 29, 2024

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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