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difficult

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




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The challenge became even more difficult when matching and mismatched color words appeared together in the same list.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Henderson said that detectives and specialist officers were supporting the victim and his family "at this difficult time".

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

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

The walking was at once more difficult here, the going more arduous, the snow deeper, but at least we weren’t dragging along with hundreds of others, being endlessly held up.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo




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