hardship
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No machine has free will, conscience, spiritual depth, the capacity for love, or the ability to grow through hardship, sacrifice and contemplation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Meanwhile, hardship withdrawals are taxed as ordinary income, and the employee pays a 10% penalty if they’re younger than age 59½.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
"Every step was enjoyable despite the extreme hardship."
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
"After the end of the invasion, we inherited poverty, hardship, unemployment and other problems."
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Their family had seen so much of hardship, yet it still seemed easy for them to laugh with each other.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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