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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Hurricane-prone Florida is particularly hard-hit by the insurance crisis — premiums there have risen 102% over the last three years.
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Joel Mathis, theweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Rural hospitals, operating on slim margins, were particularly hard-hit, the lawsuit states.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Van Rij says France would therefore be disproportionately hard-hit by Trump’s America First trade policy.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
There is bipartisan support for additional aid, especially from lawmakers from the Southeast that were hard-hit by hurricanes.
—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2024
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Joel Mathis, theweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Rural hospitals, operating on slim margins, were particularly hard-hit, the lawsuit states.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Van Rij says France would therefore be disproportionately hard-hit by Trump’s America First trade policy.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
There is bipartisan support for additional aid, especially from lawmakers from the Southeast that were hard-hit by hurricanes.
—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Hard-hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-hit. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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