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    hard by

    US /hɑrd baɪ/

    ・

    UK /hɑ:d baɪ/

    C1
    adv. phr.Very near or close to something.
    The old house stands hard by the river bank in the village.

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    How solar energy got so cheap

    06:31How solar energy got so cheap
    • Like the US, Japan had been hit hard by the oil crisis in the 70s.

      Like the US, Japan had been hit hard by the oil crisis in the 70s.

    B1

    China raises tariffs on US goods to 125% as trade war ramps up | BBC News

    06:45China raises tariffs on US goods to 125% as trade war ramps up | BBC News
    • These are all countries hit hard by Donald Trump's tariffs.

      These are all countries hit hard by Donald Trump's tariffs.

    • These are all countries hit hard by Donald Trump's tariffs.

      These are all countries hit hard by Donald Trump's tariffs.

    B1

    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters

    17:28A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters
    • everything, one might have thought that Nature  lived hard by, and was brewing on a large scale.

      everything, one might have thought that Nature  lived hard by, and was brewing on a large scale.

    B2

    Darianna Bridal And Tuxedo In Warrington, PA Gets The #ColbertSmallBizBump

    06:33Darianna Bridal And Tuxedo In Warrington, PA Gets The #ColbertSmallBizBump
    • I'm talking about beverage companies hit hard by tariffs like Brick Road Coffee in Tempe, Arizona, Grand Tea and Imports here in New York, and Highland Brewing in Asheville, North Carolina.

      I'm talking about beverage companies hit hard by tariffs like Brick Road Coffee in Tempe, Arizona, Grand Tea and Imports here in New York, and Highland Brewing in Asheville, North Carolina.

    • I'm talking about beverage companies hit hard by tariffs, like Brick Road Coffee in Tempe, Arizona, Grand Tea & Imports here in New York, and

      I'm talking about beverage companies hit hard by tariffs, like Brick Road Coffee in Tempe, Arizona, Grand Tea & Imports here in New York, and

    B1

    China imposes 84% tariffs on the US | BBC News

    08:02China imposes 84% tariffs on the US | BBC News
    • They've been hit very hard by tariffs from the US.

      They've been hit very hard by tariffs from the US.

    • Developing countries like Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, they've been hit very hard by tariffs from the US.

      Developing countries like Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, they've been hit very hard by tariffs from the US.

    B1

    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Audiobook with subtitles and a warm fire. Read by Greg Wagland.

    14:37A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Audiobook with subtitles and a warm fire. Read by Greg Wagland.
    • To see the dingy cloud come drooping down obscuring everything, one might have thought that nature lived hard by and was brewing on a large scale.

      To see the dingy cloud come drooping down obscuring everything, one might have thought that nature lived hard by and was brewing on a large scale.

    • obscuring everything, one might have thought that nature lived hard by

      obscuring everything, one might have thought that nature lived hard by

    B2

    The World's 10 Most Prosperous Countries

    04:05The World's 10 Most Prosperous Countries
    • It is one of only two Western European countries to see its economic quality score improve over the last decade, as the rest of the continent was hit hard by the 2008 global financial crisis.

      It is one of only two Western European countries to see its economic quality score improve over the last decade, as the rest of the continent was hit hard by the 2008 global financial crisis.

    • over the last decade, as the rest of the continent was hit hard by the 2008 global financial

      over the last decade, as the rest of the continent was hit hard by the 2008 global financial

    B1

    The global chip shortage will probably hit your everyday life | CNBC Beyond The Valley

    22:42The global chip shortage will probably hit your everyday life | CNBC Beyond The Valley
    • and they were hit pretty quickly and hard by the semiconductor shortage.

      and they were hit pretty quickly and hard by the semiconductor shortage.

    • of inventory and, and they were hit pretty quickly and hard by the semiconductor shortage.

      of inventory and, and they were hit pretty quickly and hard by the semiconductor shortage.

    B1

    I tried using a Mac for 2 years. Here’s my review

    15:43I tried using a Mac for 2 years. Here’s my review
    • But getting your mouse to work as you want isn't that hard by using an app called LinearMouse.

      But getting your mouse to work as you want isn't that hard by using an app called LinearMouse.

    • But getting your mouse to work as you want isn't that hard by using an app called LinearMouse.

      But getting your mouse to work as you want isn't that hard by using an app called LinearMouse.

    B1

    Area hit hard by Hurricane Sandy braces for nor'easter

    00:46Area hit hard by Hurricane Sandy braces for nor'easter
    • Now, this area was hit really hard by Hurricane Sandy,

      Now, this area was hit really hard by Hurricane Sandy,

    • Now, this area was hit really hard by Hurricane Sandy, and

      Now, this area was hit really hard by Hurricane Sandy, and

    B2