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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Trump’s broader funding cuts for medical research hit hard here, home to so many teaching hospitals.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
At least a dozen states could be impacted by the severe weather, which could also cause flash flooding in areas that were already hit hard in early April by tornadoes and record rainfall, AccuWeather said.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
Among those were roughly 200 members of a program run jointly with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and focused on disaster response, especially in regions hit hard by recent hurricanes.
—Aishvarya Kavi, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Mini-oven maker Foshan Zero Point Intelligent Electrical Appliance Co., Ltd., got hit hard.
—Aowen Cao, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
At least a dozen states could be impacted by the severe weather, which could also cause flash flooding in areas that were already hit hard in early April by tornadoes and record rainfall, AccuWeather said.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
Among those were roughly 200 members of a program run jointly with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and focused on disaster response, especially in regions hit hard by recent hurricanes.
—Aishvarya Kavi, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Mini-oven maker Foshan Zero Point Intelligent Electrical Appliance Co., Ltd., got hit hard.
—Aowen Cao, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Hit hard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%20hard. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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