have a hard time
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With cheap options broadly available, large companies might have a hard time explaining to a judge why they forced their employees to choose funds that cost 10 times more.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
"Our customers, employees and suppliers will have a hard time getting here. Small businesses are going to suffer greatly."
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
"If you're struggling, you are really going to have a hard time because the labour market is not adding piles of new jobs, things are getting more expensive, many cities have housing crises."
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
If workers walk off the job, soccer fans who paid thousands of dollars to attend the match might have a hard time getting refreshments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
I have friends who don’t have a felony—and have a hard time getting a job.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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