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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Long Bright River tells the story of Mickey (Seyfried), a police officer who patrols a Philadelphia neighborhood hard-hit by the opioid crisis.
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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
The hostages and prisoners released The three hostages had been abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz, a community that was hard-hit in the Oct. 7 attack.
—Jalal Bwaitel, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
Analysts’ data shows that fields related to cancer and medicine are particularly hard-hit, while areas such as philosophy and art are less affected.
—Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2025
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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
The hostages and prisoners released The three hostages had been abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz, a community that was hard-hit in the Oct. 7 attack.
—Jalal Bwaitel, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
Analysts’ data shows that fields related to cancer and medicine are particularly hard-hit, while areas such as philosophy and art are less affected.
—Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Hard-hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-hit. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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