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difficulty

[dif-i-kuhl-tee] / ˈdɪf ɪˌkʌl ti /




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To him, the difficulty of the problem is precisely what makes it worth tackling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

However, Chin said semiconductor equipment makers are having difficulty ramping up the tools that go into chip-fabrication plants.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

"These indicators predict your future ability to go into a nursing home, your future likelihood of falling and of developing difficulty walking," Sciamanna said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

An ocean ministry official told AFP that experts had raised concerns about the shark's health because it "had not been seen eating and appeared to have difficulty maintaining its balance while swimming".

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

The elementary school was only a block and a half away, it was true, and Nollie had gone there two years without difficulty.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Now, El Niño is set to “compound the difficulties if it is as strong as predicted,” Yergin’s team said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

On Wednesday he said the country faced "many" difficulties and disruptions.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Such an approach could avoid one of the major difficulties in developing neurological treatments: getting drugs across the blood-brain barrier, which prevents many substances from entering brain tissue.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

Crisis payments for people in Sheffield who are facing severe financial difficulties have been raised by £30.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Naturally, as soon as they became familiar with the geometrical techniques of perspective representation, artists became fascinated by mathematical shapes and the difficulties of drawing them.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton


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