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“No matter all the adversities we face, the thing about my dad is that he’s always stayed true to himself and who he is,” says Joel.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 25, 2026

The more different types of childhood adversities individuals experienced, the higher the risk was of receiving a psychiatric diagnosis later in life.

From Science Daily Mar. 6, 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