hard-hit
adjective
: profoundly stricken : affected in an especially negative way
one of the industries particularly hard-hit during the downturn
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Nearly 40 million Americans, from Arkansas to Kentucky, may see storms producing tornadoes, strong winds, large hail and flash flooding on Tuesday, including those already hard-hit by storms over the weekend.
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Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 20 May 2025
Meanwhile, staffing remains a critical issue, with Newark particularly hard-hit.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 19 May 2025
African nations have been particularly hard-hit by the cuts.
—Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 15 May 2025
Growing frustration from American soybean farmers and industry associations, who operate primarily in red states, could prove to be politically damaging, especially given that soybean farmers were hard-hit by tariffs in Trump’s first term, and many are still recovering.
—Sarah Sax, The Atlantic, 16 Apr. 2025
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Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 20 May 2025
Meanwhile, staffing remains a critical issue, with Newark particularly hard-hit.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 19 May 2025
African nations have been particularly hard-hit by the cuts.
—Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 15 May 2025
Growing frustration from American soybean farmers and industry associations, who operate primarily in red states, could prove to be politically damaging, especially given that soybean farmers were hard-hit by tariffs in Trump’s first term, and many are still recovering.
—Sarah Sax, The Atlantic, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Hard-hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-hit. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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