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  1. hard-wonadjective

    Acquired with difficulty; as, to squander one's hard-won fortune.

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  1. hard-wonadjective

    Having been obtained with effort, despite difficulty and hardship.

  2. Etymology: hard + won

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of hard-won in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of hard-won in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of hard-won in a Sentence

  1. Beth Lowell:

    Americans might love salmon, but as our study reveals, they may be falling victim to a bait and switch, when consumers opt for wild-caught U.S. salmon, they don’t expect to get a farmed or lower-value product of questionable origins. This type of Seafood Fraud can have serious ecological and economic consequences. Not only are consumers getting ripped off, but responsible U.S. fishermen are being cheated when fraudulent products lower the price for their hard-won catch.

  2. Reiner Haseloff:

    The proposals must be implemented as recommended. Changing them would jeopardize the hard-won compromise as a whole, the 40 billion euros are urgently needed to cushion the earlier exit from brown coal, as demanded by the federal government.

  3. Joe Biden:

    For all the hard-won progress, for as much as we can celebrate how much better things have gotten -- this fight is not over.

  4. Lisa Haisha:

    Your Authentic Self is informed by the experiences and hard-won wisdom you’ve accrued throughout your life. It’s also about expression: who you are when you are free and uncensored.

  5. Bill Clinton:

    We cannot let go of the last 21 years of hard-won peace and progress.

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