uphill battle
noun
: a very difficult struggle
Starting her own business has proven to be an uphill battle.
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Despite success on the stage, Wallen personally faced an uphill battle after he was arrested in April for throwing a chair off a rooftop bar in Nashville.
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Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 25 Jan. 2025
Sameer Ashar, an attorney at UC Irvine’s Workers, Law, and Organizing Clinic who represents the detainees, said that the case likely faces an uphill battle with the labor board now under the control of President Trump’s administration.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
On the Hill, lawmakers are attempting to provide more legal certainty, but face an uphill battle.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025
But if millions of Ukrainians are not updating their details as required by a law signed by President Volodymyr Zelensky, Kyiv faces an uphill battle in getting the numbers that the U.S. may demand.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 25 Jan. 2025
Sameer Ashar, an attorney at UC Irvine’s Workers, Law, and Organizing Clinic who represents the detainees, said that the case likely faces an uphill battle with the labor board now under the control of President Trump’s administration.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
On the Hill, lawmakers are attempting to provide more legal certainty, but face an uphill battle.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025
But if millions of Ukrainians are not updating their details as required by a law signed by President Volodymyr Zelensky, Kyiv faces an uphill battle in getting the numbers that the U.S. may demand.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Uphill battle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uphill%20battle. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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