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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Analysts’ data shows that fields related to cancer and medicine are particularly hard-hit, while areas such as philosophy and art are less affected.
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Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2025
High winds were felt across western North Carolina on Jan. 29, when a wildfire broke out in Old Fort, one of the towns that was hard-hit by Hurricane Helene.
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 30 Jan. 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, 28 Jan. 2025
The proposition was championed by businesses and law enforcement groups who argued that retailers have been hard-hit by theft.
—Annika Merrilees, Sacramento Bee, 16 Jan. 2025
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Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2025
High winds were felt across western North Carolina on Jan. 29, when a wildfire broke out in Old Fort, one of the towns that was hard-hit by Hurricane Helene.
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 30 Jan. 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, 28 Jan. 2025
The proposition was championed by businesses and law enforcement groups who argued that retailers have been hard-hit by theft.
—Annika Merrilees, Sacramento Bee, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Hard-hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-hit. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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