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Recent Examples of hardship However, her early fame didn't come without hardship. Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025 Both versions of the bill also eliminate deferment options that currently allow qualifying borrowers to pause payments when dealing with the economic hardship and unemployment. Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 18 June 2025 Unpleasant experiences, such as loneliness and grief, can arouse nostalgia, which can then help people cope more effectively with these hardships. Chelsea Reid, The Conversation, 17 June 2025 One month after Spain’s government issued shelter-at-home orders as the pandemic sweeps across the country, Netflix, Acción Cultural Española (AC/E), the Spanish Film Academy and the film agency ICAA teamed to create a €1 million ($1.14 million) hardship fund. John Hopewell, Variety, 16 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for hardship
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difficulty
Noun
  • Some players have been mixed on the game's difficulty – or lack thereof – and PC optimization could certainly be better, but nobody has any complaints about the gameplay itself.
    Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
  • In times of crisis, having no financial cushion means that a franchise brand may not only have insufficient funds to keep going when income is restricted, but also may not have the ability to make the changes needed to navigate the difficulties ahead.
    Fiona Simpson, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025

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“Hardship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardship. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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