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hardy

[hahr-dee] / ˈhɑr di /


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And then, even after the departure of many hardy attendees who had made it through the whole event, he remained.

From Slate Aug. 25, 2026

Four of the hardy team meet BBC Scotland News at the studio, ahead of a training session on the poles there.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

But “Doctor Who” is a hardy plant, an institution in two centuries.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

Those immediately guarding the president seem to be hardy and quick, but the peripheries of such events are a continuing problem.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 2026

The beavers became quite fond of gnawing on a certain hardy shrub at the edge of the garden.

From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown

I asked Jennings to show me some of his favorite hardies.

From Washington Post Jun. 29, 2021

Softies and hardies have been fighting for as long as I can remember.

From Scientific American Apr. 4, 2013

Tulips bloom in February and March; Daffodils, German Iris, and other hardies from February to May; also Lilies-of-the-Valley, which latter are more scarce on account of the dryness of the atmosphere.

From Beautiful Gardens in America by Louise Shelton

Eventually, the noise came back, and the national sense of shared shock and grief morphed into something uglier, hardier, and less focused.

From Slate Sep. 11, 2026

Meanwhile, scientists are looking for hardier cardamom varieties.

From BBC Nov. 20, 2025

These conditions led to slow-growing tall trees with deeper rooting systems able to access the water, making them hardier in the face of drought, Chen said.

From Science Daily Jun. 19, 2024

The first Zebus arrived in Brazil in the latter half of the 19th century and they proved far hardier than European stock.

From Seattle Times Jun. 3, 2024

Either because they were quicker and hardier, or because of some plan of Grishnákh’s, the Isengarders gradually passed through the Orcs of Mordor, and Grishnákh’s folk closed in behind.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

There will always be those hardiest of Caddyshack souls prepared to battle 40mph winds and driving rain, bunting their ball down muddy fairways and putting across soaked greens.

From BBC Mar. 21, 2026

Those who travel during the holidays are used to long trips, but only the hardiest would try a 1,900-mile van ride.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 25, 2024

Contemplating the scale of devastation from a tsunami, however, can overwhelm even the hardiest coast-dwellers, Shaw acknowledges.

From Seattle Times Jan. 19, 2024

But this stagnant summer is testing even the hardiest, and putting many more people at risk.

From New York Times Jul. 18, 2023

But about the Gate resistance still was stout, and there the knights of Dol Amroth and the hardiest of the garrison stood at bay.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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