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difficult

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




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Small animals are generally more difficult to find in the fossil record because their fragile bones are less likely to survive the fossilization process.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

The calculation from Cunningham’s end, if there is one, is also not difficult to understand.

From Salon Aug. 9, 2026

That would make it more difficult to buy, as well as refinance an existing loan.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

They pointed to the success of an Inside Safe operation at 6th and Fairfax, where the sidewalk was later narrowed and new landscaping was planted, making it difficult to camp there.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

She explains that she had been taught from childhood to respect priests and what they represent in the Catholic religion, but she is finding it more and more difficult to do so.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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