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"It's hard to become a first-team player at Juventus," said Muharemovic about his time in Turin.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
“Apple has historically driven a very hard bargain with memory suppliers,” said Walt Coon, an analyst at TechInsights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
“We lost our top seven players from last year but these girls worked hard and improved,” Palisades coach Robert Silvers said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Shares of Alphabet were falling hard in after-hours trading as the company reported a third-quarter revenue and earnings miss on Wednesday, stoking fears that artificial intelligence is pressuring its core search-engine business.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
I’m having a hard time leaving my parents’ garage; there’s something comforting about this familiar blend of scents.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Evans told BBC Radio WM the measures would make things harder for his business, not easier.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Selling is the harder part, in my opinion.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
Lu of Australian National University said China successfully tempered excess capacity in its steel and aluminum industries in the 2010s, but cars were a harder nut to crack.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
When Apple tightened its privacy rules in 2021, it made it harder for Facebook to track users across apps, something Meta estimated cost it $10 billion in lost revenue in 2022.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
But maybe learning to speak, to give voice to what’s in your heart, is even harder.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
Leading the rally were some of the names that were hit hardest by earlier interest-rate and macroeconomic fears.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
Health authorities continue to face shortages of resources, while insecurity caused by armed groups in Ituri province, the area hardest hit by the epidemic, restricts access to some communities.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
“The hardest thing about opening a bakery is finding the right location.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
In Game 2 of the ALCS, Peralta threw a fastball at 99.4 mph, the hardest pitch of his career.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
It was the hardest thing Danny had ever done, but he handed over the keys.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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