struggle
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Learning Portuguese has often been a struggle for Cuban émigrés.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
The researchers also believe the findings may help explain why humans continue building new abilities throughout life while current AI systems still struggle to learn continuously without disrupting previously acquired knowledge.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
Macron hosted a dinner in Ramaphosa's honour on Friday evening at the Elysee Palace following their talks, attended by families of heroes of the anti-apartheid struggle.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
“And it’s a struggle for him in Season 2 for a lot of it. And then you see what happens. He’s in a funky place, but he’ll handle it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
But watching Father struggle to breathe, I worry.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
Gold doesn’t pay interest, so it struggles to compete with Treasurys and other cash-like holdings when rates are higher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Power struggles, betrayal and bloody battles - these are the events shown in great detail in the Bayeux Tapestry, covering one of the most momentous periods in English history.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Netflix is exploring live TV and bundles as it struggles to keep viewers hooked.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
The plan has still been met with deep skepticism in some quarters, with officials pointing to the department’s well-documented recruitment struggles in recent years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
This is one of Annabelle’s struggles, the sense that she must apologize and atone for other people’s actions.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
Earlier, Kranti Gaud made history as the first woman to earn her place on the Lord's Test honours board with a fine spell of 5-37 as England struggled against her disciplined accuracy.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
The hospital lacked the costly medication and the family struggled to find it anywhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Chicago also has struggled mightily outside of a win against Phoenix this week and has been engulfed in drama around veteran guard Skylar Diggins, who sat out because of a knee injury.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
She also struggled with how her professional life changed.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
And so I struggled on with worship and teaching that had ceased to be real.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
"The whole ecosystem is really struggling," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
They can handle Tucker and Betts struggling because they still have Ohtani’s bat and Freddie Freeman in their lineup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
German industry as a whole is struggling against what some have dubbed the "China Shock 2.0" as the country's firms shift away from low-value production and into making more high-tech goods, often at lower prices.
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
Two years ago, he was asked to lead the struggling team for the third time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
The Philippines is still struggling to recover from war, her marriage to Renato is over, and communication with her daughter has broken beneath the weight of separation.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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