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hard

[hahrd] / hɑrd /








ADVERB
in a fixed manner
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Researchers from Georgetown University, Northwestern University and Texas A&M University found that these star ratings fluctuate so much for individual homes that it is hard to take them at face value.

From MarketWatch

"They hit hard last night. All you can see in our house are cracks in the walls. Sleeping has become the hardest thing for me."

From BBC

It has sharpened into something harder to hold.

From The Wall Street Journal

"The operating environment for journalists is getting much harder in the Gulf generally," said Talek Harris, AFP's Dubai-based bureau chief for the Gulf and Yemen.

From Barron's

Both U.S. and European airlines have been hit by hard by the surge in oil prices, which in turn increased jet fuel costs.

From MarketWatch