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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The southeastern province, home to the tech hub Shenzhen, the trade gateway Guangzhou, and some of China's busiest ports, has been particularly hard-hit, economists told the Financial Times.
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Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Cases of liver disease have more than doubled over the last two decades — and the findings note that women are especially hard-hit.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 30 July 2025
But after inflation rose quickly in the years that followed, consumers strained to meet rising expenses, with lower-income consumers being particularly hard-hit.
—Jeff Kauflin, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
The selloff was broad-based, with multinationals and manufacturers particularly hard-hit.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 7 July 2025
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Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Cases of liver disease have more than doubled over the last two decades — and the findings note that women are especially hard-hit.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 30 July 2025
But after inflation rose quickly in the years that followed, consumers strained to meet rising expenses, with lower-income consumers being particularly hard-hit.
—Jeff Kauflin, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
The selloff was broad-based, with multinationals and manufacturers particularly hard-hit.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 7 July 2025
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“Hard-hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-hit. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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