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hardness

[hahrd-nis] / ˈhɑrd nɪs /




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It is a pas de deux of contrasts—roughness and polish, hardness and softness, danger and safety.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The laser-leading method also struggled to maintain the hardness required for success.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

You have to have what they wanted but with mental hardness, resilience and toughness combined with it.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

USC coach Lincoln Riley said after the Trojans’ victory in the Las Vegas Bowl, “There’s a toughness and a hardness that’s developing within this program.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2025

And I don’t know what some hardness, perhaps of eye means, and I’m not interested in faces.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon




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