hit hard
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: to be affected badly : to be harmed
Many families have been hit hard by the layoffs.
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But, in reality, adults ages 50 to 64, particularly women, are likely to be hit hard by the new rules, said Jennifer Tolbert, deputy director of the Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured at KFF, a health information nonprofit that includes KFF Health News.
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Samantha Liss, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
The sport of wrestling, a national pastime in Iran, has been hit hard by the Iranian regime’s slaughter of protesters seeking to end 47 years of Islamist totalitarian rule in the country.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 7 Feb. 2026
And it’s expected to hit hard again this year.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 7 Feb. 2026
The state’s post-production industry — which includes workers in fields like sound and picture editing, music, composition and visual effects — has been hit hard by the overall flight of film and TV work out of California and to other states and countries.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
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Samantha Liss, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
The sport of wrestling, a national pastime in Iran, has been hit hard by the Iranian regime’s slaughter of protesters seeking to end 47 years of Islamist totalitarian rule in the country.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 7 Feb. 2026
And it’s expected to hit hard again this year.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 7 Feb. 2026
The state’s post-production industry — which includes workers in fields like sound and picture editing, music, composition and visual effects — has been hit hard by the overall flight of film and TV work out of California and to other states and countries.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Hit hard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%20hard. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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