aversion
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His risk aversion seemed like a liability during the exuberance of the 1990s.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Waldman said a particular concern with DSA members is what he called their aversion to compromise.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Loss aversion, sunk-cost fallacy and herd behavior — all of it kicks in during a drawdown.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 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
Maybe I would earn the title after I determined if I’d been born allergic to cleaning or if the aversion had been learned.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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