tough
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It’s a tough time to be a P/E evangelist on social media.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
Speaking of big saves, Anderson is particularly tough on penalty kicks, facing three this season without allowing a goal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
"It'll be tough for Hogh," Hearts defender Craig Halkett said on TNT Sports.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
For Mercedes, which recently cut its outlook, the feature is also a bid to stand out in a tough market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
“Your mother is tough and smart. She doesn’t need us. But our goslings do.”
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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Like the cops, crooks and gangland toughs who populate his books, Don Winslow has something of a street fighter’s mentality.
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
He’s a guy that toughs it out with a smile on his face, and that smile is very disarming to someone else.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 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
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
At 8:30 p.m., a group of white toughs met up on a street corner.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay—Pope Leo XIV couldn’t have picked a tougher place to kick off his first Latin American tour.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
But investors are increasingly concerned that tougher regulations will make it harder for AI firms to make money off their massive investments.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
And the bond market is asking tougher questions about the costs of AI financing.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
There have been tougher visa requirements for international students coming to UK universities in recent years.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
If things got tight, Mom kept reminding us that some of the other kids on Little Hobart Street had it tougher than we did.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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Speaking in October, Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Kaellenius said the company would overhaul its China strategy, adding that giving up on the world's toughest but largest market was not an option.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
The Channel League champions next face their toughest test since being blanked by JSerra on Aug. 15.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
She said she was expecting the sofa push to be one of her toughest challenges yet.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
From Batman masks to offline maps, young Indian protesters have responded to one of New Delhi's toughest security crackdowns with improvised tactics designed to evade surveillance and keep demonstrations alive.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
He was the toughest, scariest thing walking the alleys of the Barrel.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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