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difficult

[dif-i-kuhlt, -kuhlt] / ˈdɪf ɪˌkʌlt, -kəlt /




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Estimating that risk with any confidence is extremely difficult.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

Cleverly structured, it seemed difficult to adapt, but director RaMell Ross made it into a brilliant film.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

During her police interviews, "it was already very difficult to recount the events for the first time", she said.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

Some planning experts argue that slow construction is the result of nonregulatory complications, such as skill shortages, high material costs from postpandemic inflation and supply-chain shortages and higher interest rates that make financing more difficult.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

He would work for days on a difficult repair problem and then forget to send a bill.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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