hit hard
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: to be affected badly : to be harmed
Many families have been hit hard by the layoffs.
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The state’s post-production industry — which includes workers in fields like sound and picture editing, music, composition and visual effects — has been hit hard by the overall flight of film and TV work out of California and to other states and countries.
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Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Legacy newspapers have also been hit hard.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
In his wrap-up remarks, Senate Republican leader Stephen Harding of Brookfield said that some residents have been hit hard by the loss of the federal Affordable Care Act subsidies – and have been able to pay their premiums with state assistance.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2026
Within the portfolio, Microsoft , Salesforce , Palo Alto Networks , and CrowdStrike were hit hard.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
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Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Legacy newspapers have also been hit hard.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
In his wrap-up remarks, Senate Republican leader Stephen Harding of Brookfield said that some residents have been hit hard by the loss of the federal Affordable Care Act subsidies – and have been able to pay their premiums with state assistance.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2026
Within the portfolio, Microsoft , Salesforce , Palo Alto Networks , and CrowdStrike were hit hard.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Hit hard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%20hard. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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