adversity
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My friend Dave Blake turned adversity into limitless opportunity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
“When adversity hits and the finger-pointing begins, it’s your chemistry that saves you,” Mission Viejo coach Chad Johnson said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
McKinney isn’t seeking sympathy, but believes sharing his backstory shows he’s “lived a life that mirrors a lot of the adversity Angelenos face every day.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
"Liverpool has always had a different kind of attitude, especially to adversity," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
It messed with their sympathy, with the story in their head about people overcoming adversity to be shining lights in the world.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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“I’ve seen how our guys have responded to adversities and losing streaks, and so it’s not a panic situation,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Friday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
All of which help combat these adversities we hinted at in the study.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 1, 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
While I was guiding troubled young people, helping them overcome the adversities in their lives, my son was left without my guidance when he needed me most.
From Slate ● Oct. 12, 2023
Along with everyone else, he had received his own bound and illustrated tale of love, adversities overcome, reunion and a wedding.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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