uphill struggle
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Such claims also require medical reports and paper trails and may entail an uphill struggle to prove malicious intent.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
TAIPEI—For decades, China has waged a multifront campaign to isolate Taiwan, which in turn has fought a long, uphill struggle for recognition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
I think the administration was always going to face an enormously uphill struggle in persuading a court that those agreements were enforceable, or indeed that they were agreements at all.
From Slate ● Mar. 5, 2026
Lang got his second and substitute Sacha Boey sealed the win to leave two-time champions Juventus facing an uphill struggle in next week's return.
From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026
After everything each orphan had been through to get to the sanctuary, when a new one arrived it was an uphill struggle to lift its despair enough to stay alive.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
