hardships

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According to the Federalist, the real problem is “an unwillingness to embrace adulthood along with its hardships and responsibilities.”

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

"People are facing many economic hardships," said the abbot, U Thudassa.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Given the breakdown of who takes the most withdrawals and what those hardships are, the most common scenario is a worker making less than $50,000 and unable to meet their monthly housing payment.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

A social-media campaign last year that focused on so-called nepo babies contrasted the lifestyles of elite families with the hardships of ordinary Nepalese.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

Suddenly, it seemed to Laila that the collective hardships of their lives—hers, Aziza’s, Mariam’s—simply dropped away, vaporized like Zalmai’s palms from the TV screen.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini