- plural of difficulty.
difficulties
Example Sentences
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 13% of U.S. adults have hearing difficulties.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
Higher fuel prices are creating difficulties for small businesses, according to a recent survey by the National Federation of Independent Business.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
However, the organisation's data suggests housing was at the centre of many cases, often linked to financial stress or relationship difficulties.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
But instead, she learned that their mother had entrusted them to an orphanage while the family dealt with financial difficulties.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
This would certainly have presented difficulties for the theory of the celestial spheres, and was regarded by contemporaries as being closer to the Tychonic than the Ptolemaic system.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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