hit hard
idiom
: to be affected badly : to be harmed
Many families have been hit hard by the layoffs.
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While larger manufacturing companies with more robust and flexible supply chains are able to adapt to shifting trade conditions, smaller businesses, like Allvan, are hit hard, according to Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic.
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Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
The podcast business has been hit hard this year.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
Wealthier Americans have been assisted by rising house values, lucrative stock market returns and favorable credit, while lower- and middle-income buyers have faced tighter budgets and have been hit hard by rising inflation.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
In 2025, summer saw a new surge in cases with major outbreaks in the Indian Ocean islands hit hard in the last epidemic.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
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Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
The podcast business has been hit hard this year.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
Wealthier Americans have been assisted by rising house values, lucrative stock market returns and favorable credit, while lower- and middle-income buyers have faced tighter budgets and have been hit hard by rising inflation.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
In 2025, summer saw a new surge in cases with major outbreaks in the Indian Ocean islands hit hard in the last epidemic.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Hit hard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%20hard. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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