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as in misfortunes
bad luck or an example of this
many people came face-to-face with life-altering adversity when the stock market crashed
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as in hardships
something that is a cause for suffering or special effort especially in the attainment of a goal
some overcame all the adversities of the Great Depression and rebuilt their fortunes
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Recent Examples of adversities
Providing an environment that will meet the social and emotional needs of every child that will address the various types of adversities and experiences.
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Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
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There's evidence that extra cash in hand can ease financial hardships for families, such as the Child Tax Credit — a tax break for eligible families with kids — and how its pandemic-era expansion had cut child poverty in about half.Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 8 Dec. 2024
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While no company wishes for challenges or hardships for its business or people, the unfortunate truth is that no company is immune to change.Jennifer Shewan, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Like the Civil War, like the Kennedy assassination and, one day, 9/11, tragedies once indelible in the minds of all Americans are destined to become one day less so.Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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Efforts are now underway to stabilize the area and prevent future tragedies.Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 6 Dec. 2024
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Symptoms of the the flu-like disease so far include headaches, cough, fever, breathing difficulties, and anemia.Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Patients’ symptoms have included headache, cough, fever, breathing difficulties, body aches and anemia.Brenda Goodman, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Adversities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adversities. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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