adverse

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The remainder of England is under yellow heat health alerts, meaning adverse weather is "likely to affect vulnerable groups".

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Automobile manufacturers and heavy industries are feeling the adverse affects of higher commodity prices, higher rates, slowing economic activity and increased uncertainty.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Across the studies, GLP-1 receptor agonists reduced the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events by about 13%.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

But even in the most adverse scenario, debt affordability would still compare favorably to peers like the U.K. and the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

From that day on the sense of responsibility, the natural grace, the calm control that Remedios would have in the face of adverse circumstances was revealed.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez