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Shares of quantum-computing companies have had a tough summer, but an industry conference this week and potential news around technical progress toward quantum milestones could give a boost to the sector, some analysts believe.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

"He's been through a tough time," says Parsons.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

That sentiment helped explain why this has been a tough year for incumbents, including here in Michigan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Merger opponents planned a Sunday evening rally outside Bonta’s offices in Oakland to encourage him to stand tough.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

“Pretty tough to be a Cat Person living here so close to Dog Street,” Max said, and I suspected that might be true for any number of people.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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

But it quickly becomes clear that Happy owes more to the rumpled Marlowe played by Elliott Gould in Robert Altman’s “The Long Goodbye” than to any hard-boiled toughs inhabited by Humphrey Bogart.

From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 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

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

But the market has become much tougher: Tesla’s share of China’s battery-EV market fell to 6.6% in the second quarter, from more than 15% in 2020, as homegrown competitors have gained ground.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

“I guess … I have a tougher head. So then he started complaining and all that. He was saying, ‘You headbutted me, you’re cheating.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

Against that backdrop, 88 percent of Brazilians favor tougher sentences for criminals and 79 percent support lowering the age of criminal responsibility, according to recent polls.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

When AI developers distill closed models such as Claude, it is a tougher question.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

“Neither do I. Uh, maybe he just means that it’s a tougher place.”

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor

Cornell University on Tuesday became the latest elite school to propose a course-correction as it navigates one of the toughest periods in the history of American higher education.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Tatiana, the Afro-Caribbean restaurant at New York’s Lincoln Center, is one of the toughest reservations in the city, thanks in part to dishes like tender Wagyu short rib and head-on shrimp drenched in Creole butter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

Rhoa has shown his skill level and leadership against a bevy of highly ranked opponents so far this season, but his toughest task may come against a player who has seen his best traits firsthand.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

Shah's administration is facing its toughest challenge since taking power as it leads rescue and recovery efforts following cataclysmic glacial floods on the border with China.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

“An island called Spirit Island where everyone but you died of the itching sickness—you were the toughest one, the littlest one, and you survived them all.”

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich