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The federal recognition was hard-won, having come after a wave of unrest among workers and labor activists put the issue of workers' rights into public view.
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2025
That growth has been hard-won for the singer, who has taken control of her mental health after seeking help for a Xanax addiction in 2020.
—Jeff Nelson, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Traditionally, music making has required hard-won skills - the infamous 10,000 hours of practice - plus a certain amount of money to buy guitars, amps, computers, software and studio equipment.
—Trevor Clawson, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
According to Oz, Miss Piggy’s puppeteer, her toughness was hard-won.
—Sophie Brickman, The Atlantic, 4 Aug. 2025
Without an appropriate resolution to these challenges, a more fractious federal politics will take hold in India, hindering economic progress and, more significant, curtailing hard-won democratic freedoms.
—Yamini Aiyar, Foreign Affairs, 23 July 2025
Just like the pre-Civil War slaveholders who rejected the idea of a multiracial democracy, today’s extremists want to roll back hard-won equalizing protections that made America great.
—Jared Nordlund, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 July 2025
Happiness suits her, and after the roller coaster that was her 20s (and a bit of her 30s), it’s been hard-won.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 8 July 2025
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2025
That growth has been hard-won for the singer, who has taken control of her mental health after seeking help for a Xanax addiction in 2020.
—Jeff Nelson, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Traditionally, music making has required hard-won skills - the infamous 10,000 hours of practice - plus a certain amount of money to buy guitars, amps, computers, software and studio equipment.
—Trevor Clawson, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
According to Oz, Miss Piggy’s puppeteer, her toughness was hard-won.
—Sophie Brickman, The Atlantic, 4 Aug. 2025
Without an appropriate resolution to these challenges, a more fractious federal politics will take hold in India, hindering economic progress and, more significant, curtailing hard-won democratic freedoms.
—Yamini Aiyar, Foreign Affairs, 23 July 2025
Just like the pre-Civil War slaveholders who rejected the idea of a multiracial democracy, today’s extremists want to roll back hard-won equalizing protections that made America great.
—Jared Nordlund, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 July 2025
Happiness suits her, and after the roller coaster that was her 20s (and a bit of her 30s), it’s been hard-won.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 8 July 2025
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“Hard-won.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-won. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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