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Example Sentences

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With China's economy slowing and well-paying jobs in traditional sectors harder to come by, many blue-collar workers like Zhang are looking to retrain.

From Barron's • Jul. 2, 2026

With players often overlooking fellow women as potential coaches, it leaves opportunities hard to come by for those dreaming of a job at the top of the sport.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

The basic creature comforts she had taken for granted in New York, where she lived before departing to teach dance in Havana in 1970, were hard to come by after years of Soviet subsidies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

Exact data for whey prices is harder to come by than for some other commodities, and historical comparisons aren’t always readily available.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

He’d been so horrified by the condition of what he called “the boss’s lawn” that he’d come by to recondition it.

From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen