adversely
Example Sentences
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Under Canadian law, governments have a duty to consult indigenous groups on conduct that might adversely impact their treaty rights.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
The IMO council said in its declaration that members "strongly condemned the threats and attacks against vessels and purported closure of the Strait... by Iran, adversely affecting merchant and commercial vessels".
From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026
Disclosing the information "would, more likely than not, adversely affect public safety", it said.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026
People who are adversely affected by underwater mortgages — as this story illustrates — are those who need to sell as soon as possible.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026
“That’s what I said! But Dr. Culligan said I had to ‘react adversely to the stimuli’ before she could prescribe me anything.”
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
Vocabulary lists containing adversely
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ly
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167 Vocabulary words from the Supreme Court's DOMA Decision
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Vocabulary from the Seventh Democratic Debate, March 6, 2016
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