Definitions
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- adjective Acquired with difficulty.
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- adjective Having been
obtained witheffort , despitedifficulty andhardship .
Etymologies
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Examples
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But also so we continue to learn better how to make that hard-won change keep -- so these firsts can move us forward to the nexts.
Michele Elam: Why Black Firsts Matter Michele Elam 2011
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But also so we continue to learn better how to make that hard-won change keep -- so these firsts can move us forward to the nexts.
Michele Elam: Why Black Firsts Matter Michele Elam 2011
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Yet, surprisingly, such corrosive remembrance confers unexpected nobility on his characters; their fixation on the past stands finally revealed not as a pathological symptom but as a rare fidelity to something essential in themselves, to some small but hard-won truth about their obscure lives that even time recovered cannot eradicate.
A Hungarian Novelist's Literature of Fidelity Eric Ormsby 2011
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After a contentious seven-way GOP primary that stunted Republican fundraising and enabled incumbent Democrat Tom Perriello to sprint to an early cash advantage, it seemed possible that Democrats could hold this hard-won seat.
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But where can we find a tribal culture with hard-won real-world experience in dealing with today?
Dr. David Liepert: How To Really Help Yemen Stop Their Civil War Dr. David Liepert 2011
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But where can we find a tribal culture with hard-won real-world experience in dealing with today?
Dr. David Liepert: How To Really Help Yemen Stop Their Civil War Dr. David Liepert 2011
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His was not the hard-won victory of Smash going to play college football, nor the emotional reunion between Jason and his family in New York.
Tipsy at The Landing Strip: Saying Goodbye to Friday Night Lights’ Landry Clarke 2010
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Though military officials worry a rapid withdrawal of forces could undercut hard-won battlefield gains, they don't want to be seen as pushing their agenda on the civilian leadership.
Military Draws Up Afghan Exit Plan Julian E. Barnes 2011
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This appears to be an impressive insight, the hard-won result of Peter's dogged examination of conscience.
A Hungarian Novelist's Literature of Fidelity Eric Ormsby 2011
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In a 2009 article for Index on Censorship's website, Dimbleby rushed to defend Bowen, whose hard-won reputation, he claimed, had been "sullied" .
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