tough going
Example Sentences
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More broadly, Holz said, it’s tough going for healthcare as a sector.
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
But the effort to build it up as a ChatGPT alternative has been tough going.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
I was considered academically gifted in the UK, despite my troublesome ways, but actually found it tough going in Ghana.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2025
It’s been particularly tough going for House members running statewide.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2024
It was tough going through the saw briers and underbrush.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
