adverse
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The company views perps as a potential hedge against an adverse ruling in a suit challenging its ability to offer sportsbetting, which could appear before the Supreme Court next year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
"The evidence -- that you can knock out PRX3 in mice and there's no adverse phenotype -- supports our approach."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
Ross: Wouldn't be adverse to Kevin Thomson, good motivator.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
China's economy "operated steadily" in August, the NBS said in a statement, while also acknowledging that "adverse external factors are intensifying".
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
The one ever scrutinizing into the public opinion, and ready to follow where he could not lead it; the other insulting it by the most adverse sentiments and pursuits.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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