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It made me laugh so hard, I knew from that point on that he was a kindred spirit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Hunt has never been afraid to choose the hard path.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
It’s hard to articulate exactly what Woke 1 is or, I suppose, was.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
Others are taking a hard line, telling authors that they won’t represent anyone who uses AI at all, even for research.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
“Pa, you’ve got to. We’ve done it before. Made the hard journey, counting on each other.”
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
But the state’s dream of a vast network of green fuel production sites and pipelines serving thousands of hydrogen-powered vehicles across California is a harder sell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
It also addresses a problem that is becoming harder to ignore.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
For a weakened heart muscle, reducing strain is preferable to forcing it to work harder.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
Reduced river flows have made it harder to meet the needs of states downstream of Powell, leading to more frequent deficits over the last 25 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
I wanted to understand why Mom broke the law, why she hid instead of turning herself in, why she didn’t try harder to help us.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
"The hardest part is not fearing for my own safety, but fearing for my children and family," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
“It’s not easy. The last 3% is the hardest, and it’s a battle.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
“As capacity eases, which we anticipate, this company will be among the first and hardest hit,” she wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
Earlier, he told an Edinburgh Fringe event that leading Scottish Labour was the hardest job in British politics and urged his potential successors to avoid infighting.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
“Exactly. We can’t control the outcome of things, but we can try our hardest and be proud of that. That’s what you did, Seven,” Talis said.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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