aversion

Example Sentences

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But they shared an aversion to conventional plot, coherent character psychology and even rational argument.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

In a statement Monday, Kirby said that given American’s public aversion, a merger, which would bring together two of the world’s largest airlines, is “off the table for the foreseeable future.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

“The decline in shadow fleet activity likely reflects increased risk aversion among operators,” Dimitris Ampatzidis, a risk and compliance analyst at Kpler, told Barron’s.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

Crucially, this in turn would massively help governments reduce their interest expense because bond markets are obliged to factor in risk aversion because they are focused on second-guessing inflation three months out.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

In order to serve his rural clients, most of whom spoke Spanish, Bloom had painstakingly learned to speak that language well—but Linda had what almost amounted to an aversion toward her mother tongue.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols