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difficult

[dif-i-kuhlt, -kuhlt] / ˈdɪf ɪˌkʌlt, -kəlt /




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Their disappearance has made it difficult for researchers to determine whether they are related to any animals living today.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

The goal is minimal, a memorandum of understanding to stop the fighting, open the strait and set up talks on more difficult issues.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Viewed in that context, paying a further $160 simply to have the company revisit a repair that has not restored normal operation seems difficult to justify.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

“At the federal level, it’s difficult to continue to produce trillion-dollar bills to support infrastructure, so a lot of it is coming through private investment,” he says.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

“You were so . . . so expressive. The way your tears ran! Was it difficult making yourself cry like that?”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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