hardship
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"These numbers represent children whose parents cannot afford nutritious food and families whose ability to cope has been worn down by years of conflict, economic hardship, drought and other shocks."
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
Larry, who’s been snapping up South Florida property the way the rest of us buy peanut butter pretzels at Trader Joe’s, won’t feel any hardship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
The future actress also endured severe hardship during the war, suffering malnutrition as food shortages swept the occupied country.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Poole González captured resilience in the face of hardship: A man showering outside in a rainstorm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
I don't know if their torrid beginnings cast a dark shadow on them, but my grandparents' marriage was laced with hardship and tragedy.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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Strong GDP may mask the hardships many Americans face, but a steadily growing economy also means most jobs are not in danger.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
The rice farmer said she wanted Thai leaders and the IMF and World Bank to hear about the "hardships facing farmers" like her.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
He explains that in his late 30s he was increasingly haunted by “teeming memories” of his youth and its hardships.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
It faced several major droughts between 2002 and 2016, making it almost a symbol for water scarcity in a country where several regions face similar hardships.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Suddenly, it seemed to Laila that the collective hardships of their lives—hers, Aziza’s, Mariam’s—simply dropped away, vaporized like Zalmai’s palms from the TV screen.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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