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difficulty

[dif-i-kuhl-tee] / ˈdɪf ɪˌkʌl ti /




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According to the NHS, around one in seven couples have difficulty conceiving.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Geryes Bejjani, a 33-year-old Lebanese man, said he had come with friends to "carry a message of peace and coexistence," despite the difficulty of travelling from his homeland which has been dragged into the war.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

A common feature of schizophrenia is difficulty using new information to understand the world.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Many investors and tech analysts are watching the company closely as a barometer for the AI boom-or-bust debate due to the difficulty of the Stargate project.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

In truth, in almost all cases of the meeting of the two worlds—wild and so-called civilized—there rarely seems to be much difficulty.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen