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plural of hard time.

hard times

NOUN

adversity

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calamity catastrophe crunch difficulty disaster hardship misery misfortune mishap sorrow suffering trouble

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affliction bummer clutch contretemps distress downer drag hurting jam jinx poison reverse trial

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bad break bad thing can of worms evil eye hard knocks ill fortune kiss of death on the skids pain in the neck the worst tough luck

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advantage assistance benefit blessing boon contentment ease favor good fortune good luck happiness joy miracle peace pleasure profit success wonder

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comfort health

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aid encouragement fortune help prosperity

NOUN

depression

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bankruptcy bust crash crisis deflation dislocation downturn drop failure inactivity inflation overproduction panic paralysis recession retrenchment sag slide slowness slump stagflation stagnation unemployment

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bad times bear market big trouble rainy days

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calm increase rise success

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bulge cheerfulness convexity encouragement happiness hope hopefulness protuberance recovery surge

NOUN

recession

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bankruptcy collapse decline deflation downturn inflation shakeout slide slump stagnation unemployment

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bust depression

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bad times big trouble rainy days

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increase rise success

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advance inflation

NOUN

slump

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collapse crash depreciation dip downtrend downturn drop fall low recession slide stagnation

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blight bottom bust depression descent downer downswing dumps funk letdown reverse rut sag slip trough

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bad period bad times blue devils blue funk downslide fall-off falling-off rainy days the skids

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ascent increase rise

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blessing boon happiness success

NOUN

storm cloud

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rain cloud

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heavy weather rainy day

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CEO Wendell Weeks remembers the dot-com crash and other hard times, and those lessons have taught him to hedge even the most optimistic data-center bets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

"That's why I try to take on a lot of different hobbies, because even if you're going through hard times, when you go into the world of crochet, all those fears are brushed away."

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Buzzfeed, once an internet sensation known for its listicles, news and quizzes, has fallen on hard times.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

He should have some idea of hard times — Harden is a ninth-generation North Carolinian farmer, his family having been in Bertie County since 1771.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

Then they got to talking hard times, but I couldn’t listen for wondering if Miss Love was thinking about Mr. McAllister kissing her.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

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