hard-hit
adjective
: profoundly stricken : affected in an especially negative way
one of the industries particularly hard-hit during the downturn
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But Milton's impacts were felt not so much by the size of its tropical storm field, rather the damage those storms spawned with tornadoes, heavy flooding and widespread power outages in a region already hard-hit by Helene two weeks ago.
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Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, nearly 7,000 federal personnel were deployed as of Monday to areas hard-hit by Helene.
More than $210 million in federal aid for survivors has been administered, according to FEMA.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024
Heavy rain possible ahead of storm Hurricane and storm surge watches will likely be required for certain regions of Florida on Sunday, many of which have just been hard-hit by Helene.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 6 Oct. 2024
Augusta was hard-hit by Hurricane Helene, which crossed the Georgia border as a high-end Category 2 hurricane early Friday.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024
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Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, nearly 7,000 federal personnel were deployed as of Monday to areas hard-hit by Helene.
More than $210 million in federal aid for survivors has been administered, according to FEMA.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024
Heavy rain possible ahead of storm Hurricane and storm surge watches will likely be required for certain regions of Florida on Sunday, many of which have just been hard-hit by Helene.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 6 Oct. 2024
Augusta was hard-hit by Hurricane Helene, which crossed the Georgia border as a high-end Category 2 hurricane early Friday.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Hard-hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-hit. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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