difficulty
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"In particular, with conditions such as addiction and obsessive-compulsive disorder we see a difficulty in breaking habits and shifting behavior. So, understanding the mechanics of behavioral flexibility may one day help us develop better treatments."
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
The challenge highlights the difficulty governments face in overcoming economic vulnerabilities that emerge in a deeply intertwined world.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
“I wanted to go through the difficulty of the preventive surgery rather than live a life of uncertainty with that hanging over my head,” said Benson, now 23.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
He has described his childhood as difficult, affected by his parents' divorce, bullying at school and his own difficulty picking up on social cues because of Asperger's Syndrome.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Similar to other sequenced learning approaches, such as Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development or scaffolding, Gordon’s approach relies on a gradual increase in skill level difficulty as the student progresses.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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Messenger
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Spelling Practice, Unit 5
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Predicament, List 1
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