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Because of TV streaming platforms and other factors, he said, "in my take of things, it's going to be a very rough road to hoe now."

From Barron's • Oct. 11, 2025

Seconds later, Ryan is seen in a teal tracksuit striding toward the deputy holding a hula hoe, a type of garden tool that has a metal D-shaped fixture on the end for digging into dirt.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2024

"This will be a hard row to hoe, given that this same jury is daily receiving new evidence that the defendant, outside the courtroom, continues to spread the lie undeterred," Ms Jones said.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2024

I got the transcripts from the hearings and basically they said "This will kill jobs. This will destroy agriculture, if you create a long-handled hoe."

From Salon • Oct. 29, 2023

She has aunts and uncles in Bastrop chopping cotton with the short hoe and pulling the long sack.”

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly