difficult

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It’s difficult to imagine he meant that “gatekeeper” to be Trump, who had no official role in 2001.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

But without sufficient support, training and organized enterprise data, the technology is often difficult to adopt.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Instead, he wanted to give them a "sense of this world, which is a difficult world", but added that though things were hard the Senegalese were resilient.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Though Arini finished 4% ahead that difficult year, he recruited Deutsche Bank trader Ardacan Celebi, another graduate of a French math school.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

It was too difficult for Abby to get around when the trails were crowded; other people were not as patient as her family.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret