difficult

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Reading Mr. Pielke’s op-ed reminded me of a remark by Upton Sinclair: “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on him not understanding it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

But Polanski has faced difficult questions in recent days after he publicly endorsed criticism of the Metropolitan Police's methods in the detaining of the suspect in the Golders Green attacks in north London last week.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Sanjay Madhav, an associate professor of technology and applied computing practice, said the gift presents an opportunity, but also raises difficult teaching questions.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

This year’s graduating class is entering a low-hire job market that, in the post-inflation era, has remained especially difficult for young, college-educated workers.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

I think about how difficult it is to get dandelions out of the garden—their roots go so deep, sometimes you have to dig a foot down to get the whole thing out.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy