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“The renewed blockade would intensify this hardship and feed into further currency depreciation, inflation, shortages, factory closures and employment losses,” said Hadi Kahalzadeh, an economist and former official in Iran’s Social Security Organization.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

“The challenge is, are folks able to effectively repay their credit card or buy-now-pay-later debt without experiencing hardship or putting their future financial stability at risk?” said Martinchek.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

He told BBC Scotland News: "I admire and respect the quality within Scottish agriculture but I've also got to be mindful for the genuine hardship that families are facing in delivering an affordable shop."

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

Thousands of Kenyans took to the streets in June 2024 against economic hardship and corruption, eventually storming parliament to force the cancellation of new taxes.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

Only to Lotus he gave secretly sugar and oil, because she was not accustomed to hardship.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck

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

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Steep tariffs could risk further retaliation "at a time when many US hospitality businesses continue to face financial hardships," he said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026

Centuries later, Americans accustomed to our current global dominance would do well to remember the hardships of their fight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

Despite these hardships, most individuals were generally in good health overall.

From Science Daily ● May 19, 2026

And there were jars of earthenware in rows holding an old wine, mellow, unmixed, and rare; cool stood the jars against the wall, kept for whatever day Odysseus, worn by hardships, might come home.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer