aversion
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Most of the people who had electric shock aversion therapy were men.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
It was far from perfect, and I did have to overcome my aversion to seeing so many naked, hairy feet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
And that’s even before you factor in any rise in actual risk aversion caused by a financial crisis.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
Humans have adopted an aversion to the casual risks that used to be a part of everyday life.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026
Judging from his comments to his associates, his remarks about Chicago’s infernal July weather, and his general aversion to racing in “the West,” Riddle was almost certainly not considering the Arlington offer.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
Widespread health- and Ozempic-driven aversions to carbohydrates, changing consumer tastes and concern over rising prices have led to beer volume declines for big brewers including Heineken, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Molson Coors and Constellation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 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
Emma felt this sentence would give people “an opening to say, however unjustly, that he considered all spiritual beliefs no higher than hereditary aversions or likings, such as the fear of monkeys towards snakes.”
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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