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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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In spite of all these hardships, there is a consensus that digitization was positive for both the industry and moviegoers.Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
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In spite of the financing hardships, a strong selection of local features will open in the coming months.Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
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Other families that have experienced their own tragedies are also working for change.Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
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Friendships are formed for life, and alums cheer one another on through life’s triumphs and tragedies.Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
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Hundreds are still missing, and officials have reported difficulties in identifying some of the dead.NBC News, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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For each service ticket, there’s a range of data available, including when the ticket was created and resolved, where multi-hops occurred and where the service process stalled or ran into difficulties.Shoeb Javed, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Adversities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adversities. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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