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Dominic Sessa stars alongside Antonio Banderas, Leo Woodall and Emilia Jones in a superb biopic about the renowned chef, years before fame, that stresses the value of discipline and hard work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Paul Whiteman, general secretary of schools leaders' union NAHT, said Thursday's attendance data showed "just how hard it is to drive absence rates back down to pre-pandemic levels".
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
It rattles against the hard edges of your brain until it gets polished and smooth.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
Clement, for example, says she heard that Italy was a hard place for Black women traveling alone.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
Dad seems like he’s trying hard to keep the irritation out of his voice when he says, “You know what I think would be nice—leaving my kids with at least one parent!”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
“It used to be harder to get private information,” she says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
But the harder you laugh, the more you have a responsibility to not do what he did.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
Businesses aren’t creating lots of jobs, but they don’t want to give up valuable employees either in a labor market in which skilled labor is harder than usual to find.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
Doing CPR for 40 minutes in the heat is ten-times harder.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
I try to clear my mind, but just like before, the harder I try, the harder it gets.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
"This has been one of the hardest decisions I've had to make," Turner said.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
The two reservoirs near the center of the image were among the areas hit hardest.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
India's northeastern state of Assam is among the hardest hit by the annual rains, with at least 87 people killed, according to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Glassock describes the facilitator’s job as pushing a boulder: “It’s hardest when it’s yet to move,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The biggest question is the simplest one and the hardest to answer: Was Phineas lucky or unlucky?
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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