struggle
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Example Sentences
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"I've always had to be careful what I spend and how I spend it. The cost of living got so high, it's a struggle," she said.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
Amy Turnipseed, chief strategy and government affairs officer for Partnership HealthPlan of California, said rural parts of the state struggle to find enough providers.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
European pain matters for the U.S., too: Foreign customers for U.S. goods and services might lose buying power as their own economies struggle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
The planet has several unusual features that scientists still struggle to explain.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
The hospital staff said that never in their memories had a dying patient put up such a struggle to live.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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