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The phrase "things are hard" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to express that situations or circumstances are difficult or challenging.
Example: "After losing my job, I realized that things are hard, and I need to find a new path forward."
Alternatives: "situations are tough" or "life is challenging."
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Hard things are hard.
Those things are hard.
But these things are hard to quantify.
"These things are hard," Mr. Obama said.
Things are hard for Chloe.
These things are hard to quantify.
Those things are hard to get.
But these things are hard to measure," he said.
But these things are hard to gauge as a writer.
"Some things are hard to swallow," he said.
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"I don't believe things are hard-wired into the national mentality," he says.
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