aversion

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The nation’s first two central banks—the First and Second Bank of the United States—closed when their 20-year charters expired, because of the public’s aversion to concentrated power.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 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

And there's another phenomenon that has been termed "complexity phobia": the aversion to recognising incontrovertible evidence and facts if they challenge a more comfortable and comforting narrative.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Judging from his comments to his associates, his remarks about Chicago’s infernal July weather, and his general aversion to racing in “the West,” Riddle was almost certainly not considering the Arlington offer.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand