aversion
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Winterich says sometimes we hold on to things we’re not currently using because of waste aversion.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Add in the public’s aversion to barring businesses from doing anything, along with the fond feelings many Americans have for the words “private” and “equity,” and it’s easy to feel hopeless.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
"Indeed NHS hospitals in every major city in England had aversion therapy suites precisely for this purpose."
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The aversion to risk pervading American life in the 2020s creates problems of its own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
“Just why do you think you have such a morbid aversion to fish?” asked Major Sanderson triumphantly.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
To pay my respect, I ate not only for myself but my whole family, whose allergies and aversions led them to abstain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Sensory aversions to specific smells, tastes, textures, temperatures, or appearances of foods.
From Slate ● Jan. 4, 2025
Pregnancy is often a time for food aversions and exhaustion, but for Keatley the opposite has been true.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2023
"I really regret the rice isn't consumed due to safety rumours, but I also understand it's hard to completely refute aversions."
From Reuters ● Mar. 9, 2023
I will uncover and invoke inclinations and aversions.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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