strife
Example Sentences
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Despite this, he's facing a dwindling number of volunteers and donors - a symptom, as he puts it, of a town "left to fester" in economic strife.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
If it was all trouble and strife, depression and anxiety, push and pull, cooking and cleaning, loneliness and isolation, you would never stay in this relationship.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
Ali, a resident of the city of Tonekabon north of Tehran, said there would likely be more strife to come.
From Barron's • May 30, 2026
Not all librarians have experienced strife and ugliness during years of political division.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
“And Mwari’s voice withdrew from the people forever. Since that time people have had to work hard, and their lives have been full of strife and danger.”
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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