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"Our findings suggest that even with an updated graphic, that misconception can be hard to shake."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
So it is hard to believe that Wanjun Xie had somehow stumbled across such significant news, when it had eluded those whose job it is to stay across it.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
“It was hard to understand,” says Gray of the accusations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
“Hospital work is hard work,” said Teresa Connolly, enterprise chief nurse executive at the Phoenix area’s nine-hospital HonorHealth system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
“Most people think I have died because I have tried very hard to efface the past,” she writes.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Tech-fortune foundations are common, but giving away money for productive purposes is harder than it sounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
HOA fees are also harder to avoid: 44% of homes for sale are now subject to a monthly HOA fee, in part due to builder preferences and a preference for HOAs among some municipalities.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
By powering our muscles, it allows us to exercise longer and harder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
If left unchecked, he thinks this will make it harder for rights holders to generate a return on their investments.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
He bounced the ball back to Katherine, a little harder than necessary.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Councilmember Imelda Padilla said her district, which includes the northeast San Fernando Valley, has been hit the hardest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
California's bar exam is widely regarded as one of the hardest in the US to pass.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
"This is the hardest and most time-consuming part," Sweet said.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
The riskiest groups become the hardest to find.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Lunch was the hardest part of the day.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
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