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Furthermore, software companies will need to make difficult cost-cutting decisions to demonstrate to investors that they can invest in AI while keeping operating margins in check.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

He is not easily categorized as a political actor, and that ambiguity is precisely what makes him so difficult to pin down — and so easy to amplify.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

“Let me just tell you that in three years and three months, it is difficult to change what has been a practice for over four decades,” Bass told the group.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Another defeat at the highest level leaves her facing a difficult decision about what comes next.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

“This is my choice,” she said, “because small ones are the most difficult to make.”

From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr