Acceptance is hard-won and not always forthcoming.

Source: https://narrabricourier.com.au/2023/11/25/looking-for-john-knox/

"A series of erroneous words and deeds by the United States since then have undermined the hard-won positive momentum of Sino-U.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/china-and-u-s-see-need-to-stabilise-relations/article_daf11a6d-1420-5137-8ebd-b79132846bb7.html

A spokesperson for the Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain Glasgow Branch said: “As Ukraine persists in its fight for freedom, it remains crucial to commemorate the nation’s hard-won independence.

Source: https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/23733016.ukraine-independence-events-held-glasgow-week/?ref=rss

But left unspoken is the notion of just how long Ro has tangled with Changelings, and what Jean-Luc intends to do with her hard-won insight.

Source: https://www.cbr.com/picard-ro-laren-changelings-history/

But the hard-won critical engagements around unequal water access must not move out of view.

Source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202302100010.html

For Ginger and her team, even if it means putting their hard-won freedom at risk — this time, they’re breaking in.

Source: https://deadline.com/2023/08/chicken-run-dawn-of-the-nugget-london-film-festival-netflix-1235525134/

“He has a diplomat’s skill, but he also has a hard-won, nuts-and-bolts kind of education.”

Source: https://alaskapublic.org/2023/01/12/alaskans-remember-oliver-leavitt-as-an-influential-leader-and-whaling-captain/

I think of those hard-won steps in human rights my family struggled for.

Source: https://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au/story/8366167/your-say-fear-was-used-last-time-dont-let-it-creep-in-again/?src=rss

It not only increases access to tobacco products, often at cheaper prices, but it also undermines the hard-won gains of tobacco control policies.

Source: https://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2023/12/04/who-organises-stakeholder-training-to-combat-illicit-trade-in-tobacco-products/

Labour's Rosie Duffield and the Tories' Miriam Cates warned last night that 'extremist activists' must not be allowed to erode hard-won protections.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11992271/Now-trans-activist-boasts-violence-joins-Womens-Institute.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

McClure will play successful career woman Emma Averill, who fears she might be losing her mind, when her hard-won dream life starts to turn into a nightmare.

Source: https://deadline.com/2023/09/vicky-mcclure-casting-paramount-uk-drama-insomnia-line-of-duty-1235551048/

Our graduates go into the world with the knowledge, skills and tools to empower every member of our society to enjoy the hard-won battle against apartheid, oppression, inequality and marginalisation, both in principle and in practice.”

Source: https://mg.co.za/special-reports/2023-01-27-top-achievers-3/

Suffice it to say that over the next 10 years of the protagonist’s life, we move from ugly underwear to actual shame; from crushes to love; and from self-consciousness to hard-won self-knowledge.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/22/books/review/diana-athill-dont-look-at-me-like-that.html

The ability to purchase land, not just work it, represented Black Americans' hard-won and newfound ability to self-determine.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-06-spirit-juneteenth-freedom-self-determine.html