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adversity

[ad-vur-si-tee] / ædˈvɜr sɪ ti /


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As his heartbroken team dressed in the locker room, Taylor pledged that the adversity would shape them.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

"And I'm literally at touching distance of one of the biggest moments of my life and I've had to battle through so much adversity to get there."

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

The results suggest that SETD7 and the changes it produces in DNA packaging may help create a lasting molecular memory of early adversity.

From Science Daily Aug. 26, 2026

Many of the great sports stories involve overcoming adversity, and Steiner has become a great sports story, which is still being written.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

But in times of adversity, when the state needs its citizens, then few are to be found.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

"We wish Feliks to get stronger as soon as possible, survive all the adversities, conquer his territory and leave descendants," said Milan Ružić, executive director of the BPSSS.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

Throughout our conversation, she doesn’t shy away from explaining her life’s adversities.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 5, 2025

Information about the genetic predisposition for muscle strength could be used alongside traditional risk assessment in identifying individuals who are at particularly high risk of common diseases and health adversities.

From Science Daily Apr. 12, 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

Berlioz never flinched from reminding whoever would listen of his great troubles and adversities, nor from absorbing those torments in his music, much of which is richly rewarding to listen to.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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