hardness
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WC-Co cemented carbides are essential for applications that demand strong resistance to wear and high hardness, including cutting and construction tools.
From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026
You have to have what they wanted but with mental hardness, resilience and toughness combined with it.
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026
“There’s a toughness and a hardness that’s developing within this program right now,” Riley said.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2024
And the novelist Richard Ford once made it clear that questioning Ms. Munro’s mastery over the short story would be akin to doubting the hardness of a diamond or the bouquet of a ripened peach.
From New York Times • May 14, 2024
There was a hardness in her tone that warned Briony off asking about Robbie.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Vocabulary lists containing hardness
Earth Science - Middle School
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Structure and Properties of Matter - Middle School
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Rocks and Minerals - Introductory
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