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hardship

[hahrd-ship] / ˈhɑrd ʃɪp /


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“The U.S. and Canada will both face serious hardship if this scenario becomes policy,” Browne, a former GM executive, said Tuesday in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

However, the agreement should not “put unnecessary hardship on the employee.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

As Zhao Jian wrote in his essay: "life was hard, but it was hardship sustained by hope."

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

The opposition movement, she believes, fails to notice the hardship she sees at the bar—the women waiting for a spot at the shelter, or the regulars stretching a drink since their homes are empty.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

To save my sanity, I learned to pad around hardship in soft slippers and try to remark on its good points.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

With shows like FX’s “Adults” and HBO’s “I Love LA” satirizing real-life hardships such as layoffs, fitting in at work and unchecked career ambition, here’s how TV has taken on modern workplace struggles.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

For many, today's hardships only serve to highlight the absence of a leader who died a decade ago and is still seen as the wiley strategist who outwitted his American foes.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

This was intended as a practical, moderate solution to the economic hardships of the era.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

Burnham spent time too as mayor absorbing people's experiences, their hardships and frustrations.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

We also have seen how two diaries written during different time frames, one being Anne Frank’s and the other Zlata Filipovic’s, were both screaming out the hardships of a war.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers




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