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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Carabobo, one of the regions closest to one of the epicenters, also appears to be hard-hit.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
Deaths from rectal cancer are rising rapidly among younger adults, an alarming trend that is confounding scientists trying to understand why millennials are so hard-hit.
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Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
23 Apr. 2026
Airline stocks, which have been hard-hit by fuel shortages, jumped on Wednesday.
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Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
8 Apr. 2026
San Francisco’s business centers were particularly hard-hit by the pandemic as its technology companies quickly adapted to remote work and kept at it even as the crisis eased, triggering widespread office and retail vacancies.
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Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
Deaths from rectal cancer are rising rapidly among younger adults, an alarming trend that is confounding scientists trying to understand why millennials are so hard-hit.
—
Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
23 Apr. 2026
Airline stocks, which have been hard-hit by fuel shortages, jumped on Wednesday.
—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
8 Apr. 2026
San Francisco’s business centers were particularly hard-hit by the pandemic as its technology companies quickly adapted to remote work and kept at it even as the crisis eased, triggering widespread office and retail vacancies.
—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Hard-hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-hit. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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