struggle
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But I’m glad to see cinema holding its own within the bigger struggle for what people think is worthy of their time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Making things worse, because of low physician reimbursement rates, Medicaid patients struggle to get appointments with specialists to be diagnosed in the first place.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
While she would love to own a home or live in a bigger rental before having kids, she knows she would struggle with the cost.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
To label mothers who struggle as lazy and selfish is also to concede that raising kids requires hard work and sacrifice.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
If Penelope had been in a jollier mood, the idea of Mrs. Clarke in a pair of ice skates, gracefully twirling and leaping across a frozen expanse, would have made her struggle not to laugh.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
For 45 minutes against Forest on Saturday, those struggles continued with just six touches, one accurate pass and zero shots.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
The Navy has disputed some of the reporting, with Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao calling accounts of the crew’s struggles dishonest.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
If a child repeatedly struggles in a particular setting, parents should not hesitate to consider another center that may provide a better fit.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
Ms. Kusama became a global art icon, but in spite of her struggles to get there she never wavered in her dedication to the ideas that most touched her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
He struggles against it but finds he is unable to speak.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
By contrast, bumblebees and hoverflies had struggled, the trust added.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Niger has been ruled for three years by a military junta that has struggled to contain jihadist violence, which has blighted the west African country for around a decade.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
And the numbers have kept on climbing, with a 12% jump in June 2026 from a year earlier as many consumers struggled to pay their bills.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
She said the inspiration was her father, who quit school to work on a farm and struggled to read.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
In the chill of an empty classroom in which no one had bothered to light the hearth, the young governess babbled on and on, while Baroness Hoover struggled to stay awake.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
Some began griping to local media and the authorities sprang into action—with a hallmark efficiency that has helped Singapore transform from a struggling postcolonial trading post to a modern financial hub.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
They've not just suddenly fallen off a cliff, they've been struggling in the league for a while.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
With firefighters already struggling to contain the Timber fire in Big Sur, a second wildfire in the region grew rapidly Friday — sending flames in the direction of Highway 1.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
The gloom has a lot to do with high prices and wages that are struggling to keep up.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 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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