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hardship

[hahrd-ship] / ˈhɑrd ʃɪp /


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While economists have broadly backed the measures, they have driven up living costs and deepened hardship in Africa's most populous country.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Larry, who’s been snapping up South Florida property the way the rest of us buy peanut butter pretzels at Trader Joe’s, won’t feel any hardship.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Money mismanagement is an underreported contributor to financial hardship in this country.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026

Padilla of Public Works acknowledged the hardship, but said the benefits would outweigh the short-term pain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Much hardship and pain and sadness lay ahead of me, but during those weeks—as we prepared for war— I felt at peace.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac

Those hardships are visible after sunset, when electricity fails, disappearing entire neighborhoods into stifling darkness.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Despite their hardships, they refused to compromise or mold themselves into someone else’s narrow, antiquated vision.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

And he is attentive to the hardships of these people’s lives, from the scant public transit options in America’s rural precincts to the need for supportive housing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

For many, today's hardships only serve to highlight the absence of a leader who died a decade ago and is still seen as the wiley strategist who outwitted his American foes.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

Francesco became Duke of Milan from his station as a private citizen through appropriate methods and a great deal of virtue; and what he acquired with a thousand hardships he maintained with little effort.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli




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