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[dif-i-kuhlt, -kuhlt] / ˈdɪf ɪˌkʌlt, -kəlt /




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Difficult pin locations all over Aronimink Golf Club meant that no one had been able to break this course.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

“We want a lasting peace in Ukraine. Difficult questions lie ahead of us, but we are determined to move forward,” Merz said on X after talks began.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

In “The Awesome Difficult, Work of Love,” the anthology’s third and final section, a conversation between Angela Y. Davis, Prathiba Parma and Leigh Raiford places Jordan in even greater context.

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2025

"Difficult decisions" may need to be made about whether some services can continue to be provided by the NHS in Scotland, a spending watchdog has warned.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2024

Difficult to stir in the tiny cup, and so expensive that he’d rather not think about it.

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke




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