tough time
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The reception for “Digger” has come during a tough time for Warner Bros.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
The social-media movement is just one more reason hospitals are having a tough time collecting out-of-pocket payments from patients.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
But what it did show is hiring is slow and it’s a tough time to find work.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
She said it was a "tough time for young people" due to the cost of living, climate change, a "dire" jobs market and AI.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
The reason Dad was having a tough time getting steady work—as he kept trying to tell us—was that the electricians’ union in Phoenix was corrupt.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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