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with difficulty



ADVERB
painfully
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At a joint conference appearance in 2015, Musk said AI was the one technology that "could most change humanity" but added it was "really dodgy" and "fraught with difficulty".

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Coughing and spitting on the floor, Kolya clambered to his feet with difficulty.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

Still, even seemingly simple duties of promoting their film are fraught with difficulty.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2025

Villarreal: Was there a line or a piece of dialogue that you found came easily or with difficulty?

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2024

He pulled it out with difficulty, because it was very heavy, and, balancing it on his knee, let it fall open.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling




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