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hard

[hahrd] / hɑrd /








ADVERB
in a fixed manner
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Contrary to Yunus’s vision that debts shouldn’t be collateralized, most of Cambodian microfinance loans greater than $3,000 are secured by a borrower’s land, which is the main hard asset for most poor families.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

They will come after Jordan, who might find striker Marko Arnautovic's physicality hard to handle.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

"It's very hard to hear in a crowd," she said.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

One fan of value stocks, Brian Kersmanc of GQG Partners, is worried about what he called the “complete euphoria” for all things AI, but conceded that “calling a top is extremely hard to do.”

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

I stop, afraid of how Caesar’s face has grown hard, vacant.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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