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hardships

  • plural
    of hardship.
    hardship
    noun
    a condition that is difficult to endure; suffering; deprivation; oppression.

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"I don't want them to go through the hardships I have faced," she said.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

With shows like FX’s “Adults” and HBO’s “I Love LA” satirizing real-life hardships such as layoffs, fitting in at work and unchecked career ambition, here’s how TV has taken on modern workplace struggles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Despite their hardships, they refused to compromise or mold themselves into someone else’s narrow, antiquated vision.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

But beyond the material hardships, many describe a similar feeling: the impossibility of unplugging from their problems.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

The hardships one endured had a purpose; his mother had been careful to make him aware of that.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt