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Because of TV streaming platforms and other factors, he said, "in my take of things, it's going to be a very rough road to hoe now."

From Barron's • Oct. 11, 2025

Family, activists and observers displayed a five-foot-long hula hoe, a type of gardening tool that has a metal D-shaped fixture on the end for digging into dirt, that Gainer held when he was shot.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2024

"This will be a hard row to hoe, given that this same jury is daily receiving new evidence that the defendant, outside the courtroom, continues to spread the lie undeterred," Ms Jones said.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2024

“You’d have a really big row to hoe and you would have a big fuss inside the military if you chose not to follow a presidential order.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 26, 2023

He stood leaning upon his hoe and he was seized with sadness.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck