difficulty
Example Sentences
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"They are often dealing with a double burden -- excessive sleepiness during work hours and difficulty sleeping enough when they have the chance to rest."
From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026
The companies have their own labs, but the difficulty and riskiness of drug discovery has sent companies looking for help outside their walls, too.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
“Something that I have been feeling since I was young is a sense of difficulty connecting in real life,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
Elianna described how a few days after the match, Davies began experiencing stiffness in his hips and had difficulty carrying out basic movements.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
She was not in the kitchen, fretting with Cook about the difficulty of finding a qualified baker.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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