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AI demand is off the charts, but financing all the growth will be tough.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

After a tough few weeks for the stock market, the equity exposure of hedge funds has fallen to the point where JPMorgan feels confident the downside is now limited.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

As for the Jets, they can’t finish drives but their pass defense is tough.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

And not everyone buys into the culture, so there can be tough conversations when the company finds out someone isn’t a good fit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Though the thorns had scraped her wings, they were leathery and too tough to be easily pierced.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

He’s a guy that toughs it out with a smile on his face, and that smile is very disarming to someone else.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2023

“Do your feet a favor,” he tells the toughs.

From New York Times ● Jun. 21, 2023

The entrepreneur, who for security reasons asked that neither he nor the specific nature of his business be identified, initially thought the calls were coming from neighborhood toughs pretending to have links to crime groups.

From Reuters ● Oct. 29, 2022

Farmers, artisans, laborers, and even dockside toughs fought back with more demonstrations, hangings in effigy, and rounds of angry speeches fortified with strong drink and stronger language.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018

Cleopatra would cheer for Mark Antony as he scuffled good-naturedly with rowdy toughs.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby

That might include tougher regulations or new incentives targeting pollution from cars, trucks and other transportation sources.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

The tougher sanctions, due to come into effect next year, build on an existing law that orders criminals to attend sentencing or face being fined or jailed for another two years for contempt of court.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Jill Ellis was the first U.S. coach to attack the idea of scheduling tougher opponents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

The following morning gave the bond market an even tougher test.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

College in the city has been tougher, but I’m getting through it.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

The Channel League champions next face their toughest test since being blanked by JSerra on Aug. 15.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

From Batman masks to offline maps, young Indian protesters have responded to one of New Delhi's toughest security crackdowns with improvised tactics designed to evade surveillance and keep demonstrations alive.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Tatiana, the Afro-Caribbean restaurant at New York’s Lincoln Center, is one of the toughest reservations in the city, thanks in part to dishes like tender Wagyu short rib and head-on shrimp drenched in Creole butter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

In other words, the toughest oaks could help produce the next generation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

He was the biggest, toughest, loudest walrus in the herd.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown