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hard

[hahrd] / hɑrd /








ADVERB
in a fixed manner
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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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