adverse
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“Our sense remains that in a very adverse shock, tech stocks would still come under pressure.”
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
Yet the rosy picture they painted glossed over potential adverse effects—which some influencers themselves experienced.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
Importantly, none of the exercise types were linked to a higher risk of adverse events compared with control groups.
From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026
There were no treatment-related adverse events or any related to the heart.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 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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