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adversity

[ad-vur-si-tee] / ædˈvɜr sɪ ti /


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The Lakers have faced adversity all season, but Game 4 will be the ultimate test.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

She says the new world of private credit has grown quickly, has yet to be tested by financial adversity and is poorly understood.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Social media is full of the kinds of existential dread you’d expect from those unaccustomed to such adversity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Sports also teaches how to respond to adversity, and how to accept defeat.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Cunning and resourceful in adversity, he had nearly succeeded in hurting the gull when he leaped at him out of the close cover by the plank bridge.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams




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