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Discover LudwigThe phrase "the difficulties" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to refer to something that is challenging or hard to achieve. For example, "The difficulties he had to overcome in order to be successful were immense."
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the difficulties
noun
The state of being difficult, or hard to do.
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The difficulties remain enormous.
Gradually, the difficulties lifted.
What can be the difficulties?
But they acknowledged the difficulties.
But the difficulties are legion.
I know of the difficulties.
The difficulties, however, remain great.
Others point out the difficulties.
Age compounds the difficulties.
"We underestimated the difficulties.
"The difficulties were immense," Hepworth noted.
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