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Topanga Creek is home to another endangered fish, the small but hardy northern tidewater goby, often described as cute.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

Officials now have the unenviable task of euthanising the creepy-crawlies, an insect so hardy it spawned an urban legend they could survive a nuclear blast.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

Those immediately guarding the president seem to be hardy and quick, but the peripheries of such events are a continuing problem.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

Previous work has shown that the hardy microbe can withstand radiation and desiccation, making it a candidate for interplanetary survival.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 3, 2026

There dwelt a hardy folk between the mountains and the sea.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

I asked Jennings to show me some of his favorite hardies.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 29, 2021

Softies and hardies have been fighting for as long as I can remember.

From Scientific American ● Apr. 4, 2013

Tulips bloom in February and March; Daffodils, German Iris, and other hardies from February to May; also Lilies-of-the-Valley, which latter are more scarce on account of the dryness of the atmosphere.

From Beautiful Gardens in America by Shelton, Louise

Meanwhile, scientists are looking for hardier cardamom varieties.

From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2025

The Reed, Kachuck said, spoils quickly after being picked, but could be made hardier via genetic intervention, such as cross-breeding.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2025

These conditions led to slow-growing tall trees with deeper rooting systems able to access the water, making them hardier in the face of drought, Chen said.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2024

The first Zebus arrived in Brazil in the latter half of the 19th century and they proved far hardier than European stock.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2024

Either because they were quicker and hardier, or because of some plan of Grishnákh’s, the Isengarders gradually passed through the Orcs of Mordor, and Grishnákh’s folk closed in behind.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

Frigid air blows in from the north, blast-freezing the city's lakes and rivers and only the hardiest souls would dare to plunge into the icy water.

From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026

Those who travel during the holidays are used to long trips, but only the hardiest would try a 1,900-mile van ride.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 25, 2024

Studies show that when the ice-free period extends to six months, even the hardiest Hudson Bay bears, generally healthy adult males, will struggle to survive.

From New York Times ● Jun. 13, 2024

Indeed, pesticides had been so effective at killing all but the hardiest of bed bugs that some Americans were surprised when they returned, starting in the early 2000s.

From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2024

But about the Gate resistance still was stout, and there the knights of Dol Amroth and the hardiest of the garrison stood at bay.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien