rocky road

noun

: a difficult time

He knew he had a long rocky road ahead of him if he wanted to become a doctor.

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Morgan Stanley anticipates a rocky road ahead for shares of Palantir after a record 2024 run fueled by artificial intelligence. —

Samantha Subin, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025 Trump’s promises to quickly deport as many as 15 million undocumented individuals on Day One sound tough but face a rocky road ahead. —

Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2025 Related article China is armed and ready for trade war 2.0 with Donald Trump Either way, Beijing will be bracing for a rocky road ahead. —

Nectar Gan, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024 Henrietta Red Henrietta Red’s holiday shop is open for orders including seasonal pies by pastry chef Abigail Navis-Black such as caramel corn pie, rocky road silk pie and apple cranberry. —

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