hard times
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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
In that way, she hopes to inspire the next generation of drag kings to keep dancing through hard times.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
Until then, people who had fallen on hard times had, for the most part, relied on family and community.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
France's dominant force in the 2000s, they had fallen on hard times and were even provisionally relegated last summer due to their financial situation, only to be reinstated on appeal.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
"Those were my enchanted years. Later I fell on hard times."
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
