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hardship

[hahrd-ship] / ˈhɑrd ʃɪp /


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While economists have broadly backed the measures, they have driven up living costs and deepened hardship in Africa's most populous country.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Larry, who’s been snapping up South Florida property the way the rest of us buy peanut butter pretzels at Trader Joe’s, won’t feel any hardship.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

He also included a letter in which he pleaded with city officials for a fee waiver as the nonprofit faced financial hardship.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Beyond that, most energy suppliers offer hardship grants for people struggling to pay their bills and the government's Fuel Direct Scheme, external can help you repay energy debt.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

The curfew too, at first, was no hardship for us, since it was originally set at 10:00 P.M., long after we were indoors in any case.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

The rice farmer said she wanted Thai leaders and the IMF and World Bank to hear about the "hardships facing farmers" like her.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

He explains that in his late 30s he was increasingly haunted by “teeming memories” of his youth and its hardships.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

"We've all been through changes and hardships that have shaped who we are - I think that's why the Bendy Tree has struck a chord with people."

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Those hardships are visible after sunset, when electricity fails, disappearing entire neighborhoods into stifling darkness.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

We’ll need to be brave to endure the many fears and hardships and the suffering yet to come.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank


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