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Recent Examples of hardship Throughout its nearly seven-year run, The Conners took fans on an emotional rollercoaster, filled with both happy and sad tears, as the family navigated death, budding romances, parenthood, marital issues and financial hardships. Emily Weaver, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025 The Pope tried, and largely failed, to sway Trump and most Americans to see immigrants as people fleeing hardship and, in the vast majority of cases, contributing a lot to their adoptive countries. Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2025 The family suffered considerable economic hardship after Eli Timoner’s stroke. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2025 The pause -- started in 2020 in Trump's first administration -- for all 43 million student loan borrowers was implemented due to the economic hardship and disruption caused by COVID. Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hardship
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  • In March, three high-profile women streamers were stalked while streaming at the Santa Monica Pier, igniting a conversation about the dangers and difficulties of being so visible in a world increasingly dominated by misogyny.
    Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Mixed Performance Metrics: While PepsiCo has seen modest revenue growth (averaging 5% over the past three years) and retains a moderate operating margin of 14%, the latest quarterly outcomes underscore the difficulties of reconciling volume reductions with pricing power in the current landscape.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025

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“Hardship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardship. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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