difficult

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Vetting a tax expert can also be difficult.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

In retrospect, those difficult weeks offered a preview of what would happen in Minneapolis just a few weeks later.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

“Let me just tell you that in three years and three months, it is difficult to change what has been a practice for over four decades,” Bass told the group.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Another defeat at the highest level leaves her facing a difficult decision about what comes next.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Natalie’s mom and Patience had helped her write her closing speech, but the ideas were Natalie’s—thought out in the days and weeks and months of difficult recovery after Hurricane Reuben.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz