hardship
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Microfinance aimed to foster prosperity but stoked hardship for those borrowers who took on debt they couldn’t afford.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Majid, a 35-year-old pharmacist in Tehran, said he was "deeply worried" by the attacks and their knock-on effects on daily life for Iranians already facing economic hardship.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
He thinks troubled High Streets are a "visual manifestation of the economic hardship that a lot of places feel".
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
“As Stanton residents call me, I hear the hardship and a lack of adequate resources,” Torres read from a prepared text.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
“Of course Sam could claim it was a hardship case—the father gone and only the younger brother left at home. But the feet that Mr. Meeker is considered a Tory won’t help.”
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
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Donald Trump Inauguration Address- January 20, 2017
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