hard
adjective
not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.
Example Sentences
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Daniela Hathorn, senior analyst at Capital.com, said in emailed commentary that as companies prepare to report results, the current economic backdrop means they’ve had to work harder to earn their stock-market valuations.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2026
She said financial pressure, parental stress, limited opportunities for play and difficulty accessing early years provision and professional advice could make preparing for school harder.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
He says he has never seen it and that the harder problem is getting the AI supervisors to be less skeptical of the agents’ behavior.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Experts told AFP that Artex going closed-source would make the code harder for new users to obtain and adapt.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
And also—a little harder to explain—I felt a sort of calm when surrounded by plants, especially ones I’d helped grow.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
