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• The heart has a hard time pumping blood to the body's tissues, and the body sends more blood back to the heart and brain.
  — Carey Rossi, Health, 17 Mar. 2024
• Still having a hard time trying to pin down the film’s tone?
  — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
• My husband, who does play, has a hard time if he gets put on her team for the day.
  — Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 8 May 2024
• This is an area where Europe will have a hard time making up for the US.
  — Joshua Keating, Vox, 10 Mar. 2025
• That said, those who are in-between ranges might have a hard time finding the right fit.
  — Emily Cieslak, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2023
• Lai and Tran had a hard time accepting the closure at first, Lieu told The Post.
  — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
• The Raptors had a hard time putting away Crete-Monee in the first three quarters.
  — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
• A lot of people have had a hard time accepting Nick’s death at the end of Episode 9.
  — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 May 2025
• However, he’s had a hard time as a long man in the Yankees’ bullpen.
  — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 4 July 2025
• At 8 years old, Annabel has a hard time walking and talking.
  — Maryalice Parks, ABC News, 18 May 2024
• There were long, grassy glades all around and the tiger would have a hard time trying to return to the kill unseen.
  — Cyril E. Holland, Outdoor Life, 8 May 2025
• When this occurs to cells in the SCN, the brain has a hard time syncing to the time of day through the presence or absence of light.
  — Cathy Habas, SELF, 17 Jan. 2025
• But the process is long and winding, and in the meantime, the family has had a hard time putting food on the table.
  — Samantha J. Gross, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2023
• The crew tries to make a film about Césaire and her life but often has a hard time making sense of them.
  — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Oct. 2024
• Hosch, herself, still has a hard time wrapping her head around it.
  — Brian Robin, Orange County Register, 31 Jan. 2025
• Part of that comes from me having a hard time writing a straight-up villain.
  — James Grebey, Vulture, 9 June 2025
• Democrats have a hard time getting their coalition out.
  — Daniel Strauss, The New Republic, 27 Apr. 2023
• Democrats have a hard time getting their coalition out.
  — Daniel Strauss, The New Republic, 27 Apr. 2023
• In the past, the jail had a hard time with covers and pages being torn out and used to cover a light or clog a toilet.
  — Mike Jones, Arkansas Online, 19 June 2023
• So far, Dicks: The Musical isn’t having a hard time at the box office.
  — Vulture, 8 Oct. 2023
• Older adults still may have a hard time finding the RSV vaccine.
  — Korin Miller Published, Verywell Health, 29 Oct. 2023
• The guy who created the Olympics, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, had a hard time getting buy-in.
  — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2024
• One thing the 47-year-old learned quickly is that most artists have a hard time letting go of the tendency to be late.
  — Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 29 Jan. 2025
• Asia, who was in love with Alan before his death, has a hard time accepting her and is brusque and rude to her.
  — Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
• But Parr had a hard time finding inspiration for a tune that would fit the film.
  — Spin Editors, SPIN, 21 Jan. 2025
• A lot of my balls were coming in fast and low, thank you very much, and the robot had a hard time getting under them.
  — James Somers, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
• What to Consider The largest heads might have a hard time squeezing into this one.
  — Todd Plummer, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2023
• While the days of driving a beater are long gone, Sweeney said has a hard time coming to terms with her success.
  — Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
• Christian McCaffrey and Olivia Culpo have a hard time agreeing on what to listen to in the car.
  — Natasha Dye, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
• If the mulch is compacted and thicker than an inch or two, the water the plants need will have a hard time getting through it.
  — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 19 July 2025