adversity

My friend Dave Blake turned adversity into limitless opportunity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 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

If anything, adversity seems only to have fortified these musicians, which may in part account for Mr. Noseda’s decision in March 2025 to renew his contract with the NSO through 2030-31, its centennial season.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Jamie Jones-Buchanan, a former teammate of Rob Burrow, described the team's ethos in good and bad times: "We went through success and adversity, but we always came out on the other side together."

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Noble Odysseus, expert in adversity, battened the lid down with a lightning knot learned, once, long ago, from the Lady Kirke.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2025

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

More women are having children later, and the age-related decline of the body leads to more adversities, complications, and, occasionally, even death during pregnancy and childbirth.

From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2023

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