aversion

Example Sentences

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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

Generali’s Deputy Chief Executive Giulio Terzariol said European insurers should be shielded from the private-credit storm given the continent’s structural risk aversion and strict capital buffers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 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