adverse
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"Search and rescue is going on at the tunnels despite geography, adverse weather and lack of connectivity," Energy Minister Biraj Bhakta Shrestha told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
It said "loss of or disturbance" to roosts, external in trees on the grounds, which provide shelter for bats, would result in "adverse effects" on the local populations of two common and widespread species.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Dr. Anca Askanase, who is working on the trial in which Bristol Myers noticed the adverse events, said she has received a letter from the company outlining details about the trial pause.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
The researchers also did not observe apparent adverse effects.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
The probable cause showing could be based on nothing more than hearsay, innuendo, or even the paid, self-serving testimony of someone with interests clearly adverse to the property owner.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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