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With players often overlooking fellow women as potential coaches, it leaves opportunities hard to come by for those dreaming of a job at the top of the sport.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

“Real freedom means being able to make independent choices about your own future,” Melania Trump said Thursday, but for foster children, that freedom can be hard to come by, even with a little extra funding.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Skeptics fear that these companies are raising money at a euphoric moment in public markets and further returns will be hard to come by.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Taking misoprostol alone has also become a standard treatment for unwanted pregnancies in countries where mifepristone is harder to come by.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

When soldiers had not come by his farm by that evening, Dr. Mudd relaxed.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson