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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Electronics and clothing or accessories are particularly hard-hit, accounting for more than 60% of the additional consumer costs.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025
Many enjoy the country’s rural areas, which were hard-hit by the hurricane.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
In Jamaica, which was hard-hit by the then-Category 5 storm earlier today, hurricane warnings were dropped to a tropical storm warning, but the storm is still expected to drop an additional 4 to 8 inches of rain, the NHC said.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
Especially hard-hit were the tribes in the most populous areas of the Los Angeles and San Francisco basins.
—Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2025
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025
Many enjoy the country’s rural areas, which were hard-hit by the hurricane.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
In Jamaica, which was hard-hit by the then-Category 5 storm earlier today, hurricane warnings were dropped to a tropical storm warning, but the storm is still expected to drop an additional 4 to 8 inches of rain, the NHC said.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
Especially hard-hit were the tribes in the most populous areas of the Los Angeles and San Francisco basins.
—Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Hard-hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-hit. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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