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aversion

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


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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

A similar thinking gave rise in the early 1800s to utopian experiments—small groups living off the land and, typically, sharing an aversion to industrialism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 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

Never once in their dialogues did I hear a syllable of regret at the hospitality they had extended to me, or of suspicion of, or aversion to, myself.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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