hard
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"When you are selected, you feel that all your hard work was worth it. Years of effort finally made sense."
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Ms. Carr is at her strongest when she’s writing about hard times in family life, especially in cases of bereavement.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
“We saw customers aggressively buying Friday’s dip, and when the usual bounce failed, it became hard to avoid the wave,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
It’s hard to overstate the reach of the behemoth that was USAID.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
Dad worked so hard to be able to afford the tuition, and if I get thrown out now, it’ll really crush him.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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"Mother to Son"
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"Mother to Son"
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