hard-hit
adjective
: profoundly stricken : affected in an especially negative way
one of the industries particularly hard-hit during the downturn
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For instance, automobile companies could be hard-hit by the Trump administration's tariffs, BlackRock notes, given that U.S. automakers import many components from Mexico and Canada.
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2025
His county was hard-hit by COVID-19, Horton said, with nearly 90 deaths.
—Carlos Nogueras Ramos, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Long Bright River tells the story of Mickey (Seyfried), a police officer who patrols a Philadelphia neighborhood hard-hit by the opioid crisis.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
Ohio has been particularly hard-hit, with 51 commercial flocks affected in the past 30 days.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 19 Feb. 2025
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2025
His county was hard-hit by COVID-19, Horton said, with nearly 90 deaths.
—Carlos Nogueras Ramos, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Long Bright River tells the story of Mickey (Seyfried), a police officer who patrols a Philadelphia neighborhood hard-hit by the opioid crisis.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
Ohio has been particularly hard-hit, with 51 commercial flocks affected in the past 30 days.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Hard-hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-hit. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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