adversity
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Kirkpatrick has come through dealing with adversity stronger and prepared for whatever lies ahead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
The Russian term for such toys—which always spring back to vertical—is also an expression for a tenacious person who powers on despite adversity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
It is a growing strain for a society used to adversity but now stuck in a months-long crisis that has no obvious end in sight.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
All of that adversity would be enough to thoroughly derail just about any team.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
He dealt with every manner of adversity with calm, adaptive acceptance.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
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“No matter all the adversities we face, the thing about my dad is that he’s always stayed true to himself and who he is,” says Joel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
A study conducted at the University of Turku in Finland shows that investment by maternal grandmothers can improve the well-being of grandchildren who have faced adversities in life.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2024
“This is a story of 45 individuals providing a window through which we can observe how they endured major adversities and built a society where compassion and mercy prevailed.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 2, 2024
More women are having children later, and the age-related decline of the body leads to more adversities, complications, and, occasionally, even death during pregnancy and childbirth.
From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2023
Berlioz never flinched from reminding whoever would listen of his great troubles and adversities, nor from absorbing those torments in his music, much of which is richly rewarding to listen to.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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