tough

Pinegrove overcame a tough market and an LP base ‘traumatized’ by SVB’s collapse to raise $1.5 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

"It's going to be a tough situation for each side to form a government."

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

Fixed-income investors who have lived through tough years recently as rates have surged could turn to government-backed mortgage bonds to earn extra yield while still avoiding credit risk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

"That's one tough kid," the captain, Adam White, told KTUU-TV.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

His men said Jackson was as tall and tough as an iron-hard hickory tree.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

“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

I brought a retired Chicago cop, an Irish bachelor farmer and some shambolic street toughs with me on my recent vacation to Portugal.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 31, 2022

“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

Cleopatra would cheer for Mark Antony as he scuffled good-naturedly with rowdy toughs.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby

Making sense of 9/11 is "a little tougher for that next generation," he added.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

“He’s much tougher than I am, I’ll say that,” Mitch said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

The offering marks the first time AVs will be broadly available in London—an important milestone, given the city is tougher for AVs to navigate than more established robotaxi hubs, Wayve’s Chief Executive Alex Kendall said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Well, it’s a tough industry, made tougher in part by businesses like Netflix.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

“If you’ve actually lost your mind, this is going to be a lot tougher than I thought,” said that raspy voice.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

However, the AI race and China's advances in the field create "the toughest dilemma" regarding whether or not to slow down AI development, he noted on CBS on Sunday.

From Barron's ● 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

Last season's Conference League winners Crystal Palace have been handed arguably the toughest draw out of the three Premier League teams, with Pierre Sage's side set up for meetings with Lyon, Real Sociedad and Besiktas.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Things look toughest for Hewlett Packard, where a third-quarter beat is already priced in and the fourth-quarter outlook may reflect deteriorating trends, the analysts write.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

The toughest audience he ever faced was waiting for him across the Atlantic.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik