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That includes tough rules on deficits, an independent central bank, and a pension system that indexes retirement to lengthening lifespans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

“It’s just been tough on me and everyone here,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

“He wanted to have a ballclub with a certain personality, a team made up of, you know, rough, tough guys, a team that didn’t take any crap from anybody and could dish it out.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

But it is renowned for its tough stance on protecting users' privacy - it hides who is sending a message from its own servers, limiting the data available to outside observers or hackers.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

“They only act tough because there’s only one of you and two of them.”

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

“Do your feet a favor,” he tells the toughs.

From New York Times ● Jun. 21, 2023

The entrepreneur, who for security reasons asked that neither he nor the specific nature of his business be identified, initially thought the calls were coming from neighborhood toughs pretending to have links to crime groups.

From Reuters ● Oct. 29, 2022

The hodgepodge of grievances brings to mind a scene from the 1953 movie “The Wild One,” about a gang of motorcycle toughs who invade a small California town.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2021

Farmers, artisans, laborers, and even dockside toughs fought back with more demonstrations, hangings in effigy, and rounds of angry speeches fortified with strong drink and stronger language.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018

Since there was no applause from Fern and me the first time around, she started up again, as zombielike as she could, to imitate the toughs standing around outside the pool hall.

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia

However outside of The Arches, life was tougher for Fred.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

He said that technology hasn’t taken over restaurants the way it has other industries, making it tougher to sync up operations.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Fibrocartilage is tougher and better suited to absorbing force, including in areas between the vertebrae of the spine.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

This year, the studio has had a tougher time, and the upcoming “Digger” may be no exception.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

He felt taller, and tougher, and he gripped the side of the boat.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

He spent much of the weekend holed up in Wilkinson’s Washington offices, where lawyers took turns role-playing as the judge and peppering lawyers with the toughest questions they could devise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Kwame Onwuachi is behind Tatiana, one of New York’s toughest reservations, but at home he reaches for the Top Ramen he grew up eating.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

Now he’ll miss at least one game — and almost certainly more — at a time when the Trojans are about to enter the toughest stretch of their schedule.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Maresca dispatched rivals United on their own turf, and victory in the next two games will ensure a near-perfect start to his tenure in one of football's toughest jobs.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

It was a little surprising, he thought, that X-Ray was the leader of the group, since he obviously wasn't the biggest or the toughest.

From "Holes" by Louis Sachar