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hardship

[hahrd-ship] / ˈhɑrd ʃɪp /


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Microfinance aimed to foster prosperity but stoked hardship for those borrowers who took on debt they couldn’t afford.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

For a while, experts linked the decline to the recession that struck in 2008 when the global financial system nearly imploded, driving millions of people into hardship.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Bannister said his father didn't see himself as a hero and, during a period of financial hardship, sold his medals.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

“As Stanton residents call me, I hear the hardship and a lack of adequate resources,” Torres read from a prepared text.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

They’d been, already, through much hardship together, and he had never once complained.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson




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