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hard

adverb as in with resentment

adverb as in in a fixed manner

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A reliable pet sitter, especially at the last minute, is as hard to come by as a free street parking spot in Koreatown on a Friday night.

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Data on how the physical world works — how much force is required to fold a napkin, for example — is harder to get and translate into something AI can use.

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“But,” he added, “conservative economist types want to also make it harder for certain workers to get disability benefits, which would be a policy choice.”

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New York City’s mayoral election is limping to such an ugly finish that it’s almost hard to pick the most distasteful moment.

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Given that, let’s consider the “hard man” who Musk believes will lead “the English” — a category that I suspect excludes all the English people with dark skin — in a “fight for their survival.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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