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Technological advances like drones and cheaper precision missiles have leveled the playing field, making traditional conquest difficult.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Viewed in that context, paying a further $160 simply to have the company revisit a repair that has not restored normal operation seems difficult to justify.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
“At the federal level, it’s difficult to continue to produce trillion-dollar bills to support infrastructure, so a lot of it is coming through private investment,” he says.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
The Amaterasu particle has been especially difficult to explain because its estimated arrival direction traces back to a cosmic void, a region of space with no clear source capable of producing ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
It’s difficult to care for someone else when you don’t feel well, and Joey’s fever is relentless.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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President Obama's second inaugural address
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"Angels in the Snow"
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Obama's speech at Connecticut vigil
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