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ADR

American  

abbreviation

  1. adverse drug reaction.

  2. Law. alternative dispute resolution: a method of settling a legal dispute between parties without going to trial, such as by hiring someone to help both parties communicate and settle their dispute.


ADR British  

abbreviation

  1. adverse drug reaction

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Nomura maintains a buy call on Alibaba and raises its ADR target price to $237.00 from $193.00.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

Novo’s ADR is down 50% over the past year, and more than 40% in 2025.

From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025

Sure, you could buy Keyence — if you want to navigate Japanese market access, thin ADR liquidity and currency swings.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 12, 2025

"It comes just three months before the assembly elections and there has not been enough time given to the exercise," Jagdeep Chhokar of ADR, told the BBC.

From BBC • Aug. 10, 2025

Browder is initiating a class action lawsuit in New York of Gazprom ADR holders against PwC.

From Crime and Corruption by Vaknin, Samuel