adverse

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For those who took it in combination and were hospitalized with an adverse health effect, the total jumped from 40 in 2015 to 549 last year.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

It’s a news-based index that measures “the threat, realization and escalation of adverse events associated with wars, terrorism and any tensions among states and political actors that affect the peaceful course of international relations.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Simon Buchen SC said Roberts-Smith's case was "unusual" because some of the allegations had already been heard in a court, which handed down "adverse findings".

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The ECB’s adverse scenario predicts a sharper rise in inflation and lower growth than the baseline, though the impact wouldn’t be as pronounced as its severe scenario.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Besides, states that arise quickly, just like all the other natural things that are born and grow rapidly, cannot have roots and branches and will be wiped out by the first adverse weather.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli