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hardship

[hahrd-ship] / ˈhɑrd ʃɪp /


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The Welsh government said it will also support those facing significant financial hardship who do not meet the eligibility criteria.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The Great Depression spawned mass unemployment and economic hardship, but it was also the era of Billie Holiday and Duke Ellington, William Faulkner and John Steinbeck, “Gone With the Wind” and “The Wizard of Oz.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

The research offers new insight into how agriculture reshaped societies and how people coped with long periods of hardship.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

Immigrant rights groups said the new federal guidelines create severe economic hardship for immigrant commercial drivers in California, who are lawfully qualified to work but cannot obtain licenses, exacerbating a truck driver shortage.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Finally, she was pregnant, and I warned her of the physical hardship and humiliations of jail.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela