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Don’t miss: Gold prices are breaking higher after a tough stretch.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

Sudeikis gave her a rundown of Alice, a tough ex-soccer player with a brusque coaching style, but Reynolds had never said yes to a job without actually reading the project.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Sunrisers had a glimmer when Seifert skied Abrar Ahmed on 57 but Crawley dropped a tough chance and the belief ebbed out of the visitors.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

"As migrants, we've already been through some tough things back in our own country, and you never imagine something like this would happen on top of that," said the 28-year-old construction worker.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Coal, you’ve had to be tough, and adapt, and you’ve been hunted for who you are.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

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

Mr. Lee joined the police at age 19 after a childhood encounter with local street toughs instilled in him a sense of law and order, he once recounted.

From New York Times ● May 6, 2022

Mr. Williams was celebrated for delivering nuanced performances as swaggering street toughs, charming family men and smooth-talking gangsters.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 6, 2021

“Rude Boy,” about the booming generation of young toughs running the streets of Kingston, has since become shorthand for a ska fan.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2021

The officers turned around and saw the toughs moving toward their group of six.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

With the S&P 500 dividend yield near generational lows, chasing income in the stock market is getting tougher.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

There was never any question about whether both would become citizens, but the decision comes as the Australian government prepares to introduce tougher visa rules aimed at cutting migration.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

The incidents have prompted researchers and governments to call for tougher safeguards and more rigorous testing.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

But although the seasonal calendar points to a tougher period for stocks, NDR said cautious investor sentiment, improving market breadth and stock-favoring asset-allocation models suggest there isn’t enough evidence yet to turn bearish.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

He told Gary that if he couldn’t be any tougher, he might as well not play.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

“Under his tenure, the commission staff has worked rigorously to enforce the toughest local ethics laws in the nation, including a gift ban and restrictions on lobbyists.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

“Rocket reached record levels of purchase and refinance market share in one of the toughest spring housing markets in years, while delivering our most profitable quarter in four years,” said Chief Executive Varun Krishna.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

The Malaysian Grand Prix was always renowned as one of the toughest on the calendar, because of the demands placed on the body by the tropical conditions.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

A value above 1400 HV places the resulting carbide among the toughest materials commonly used in industry, below superhard substances such as sapphire and diamond.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

The whole class is looking at Clohessy because he’s the biggest and the toughest and if he says thanks I’ll say thanks.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt