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tough going



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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

Some of the passages in this illuminating and essential work are tough going.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 28, 2025

“He switches it up. He’s just unpredictable. It’s tough going against guys like that. But at the end of the day, it makes me prepared for Saturdays.”

From Seattle Times Dec. 5, 2023

It was tough going and my pups started whimpering.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls




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