adverse
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“Since May 2025, the removal of the U.S. de minimis exemption has had an adverse impact on our sales in the U.S.,”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Austin Xu, co-founder of US start-up Kuse AI, says it is due to Japanese companies being conservative and risk adverse.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
"Those that had three servings of dairy didn't have adverse levels of blood cholesterol or lipids or evidence of insulin resistance," says Anderson.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
Wide swaths of California will face searing temperatures over the weekend, with forecasters issuing a heat advisory for non-coastal areas and warning about the risk of adverse fire weather.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
The picketers, whom the suffragists proudly regarded as “silent sentinels,” remained at their posts through snow, rain, sleet, and all other types of adverse weather.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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