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encounter difficulty



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I’m hoping that we won’t be affected by it, and if we are, if we encounter a hostility, if we encounter difficulty, that will be part of the show.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2025

Romance can be heady, and we’re all exposed to so many unrealistic depictions of it that we can encounter difficulty being happy with, well, mediocre.

From Slate ● Mar. 3, 2020

When presidents encounter difficulty, they need public confidence.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 18, 2017

“Dual national Iranian-American citizens may encounter difficulty in departing Iran,” it says.

From New York Times ● Aug. 6, 2015

Erudite and Dauntless forces are concentrated in the Abnegation sector of the city, so as long as we run away from the Abnegation sector, we are less likely to encounter difficulty.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth


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