adverse

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A study last year from a university hospital in Turin, Italy, showed that women are more prone to adverse reactions to weight-loss drugs than men, including muscle loss.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

The suit isn’t faring so well in court, as the judge has questioned whether the two parties are “sufficiently adverse to each other.”

From Slate • May 16, 2026

Those delays or denials lead to serious adverse events nearly 15% of the time.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

"We are moving into the adverse scenario, but inflation expectations are still reasonably well anchored, and financial conditions still remain accommodative," Julie Kozack told reporters in Washington.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

“Maybe there’s an adverse drug interaction. Something keeping the new drug from working as it should?” she fires back, her eyes practically frantic.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott