hard-earned
Having been obtained with a great deal of effort.
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Working families — here & there — want affordable housing, food & healthcare. Not unrestrained imperialism & humanitarian crises funded by their hard-earned taxpayer dollars. (2/2)
Trump/GOP majority continues to destroy hard-earned rights & desperately-needed progress. These deviants don’t give a damn about the future of our country, our children, our planet‼️
For one, a handful of companies own more and more of our economy, which means they don't need to prioritize quality to compete for our hard-earned dollars. This needs to change. That's why we're supporting the COMPET…
The Trump administration is rolling back hard-earned public health progress, and putting polluter profits over our lives. Learn more and take action at daretobreathe.org
✊ STRIKE NOTICE: Local 710 Breakthru Drivers have kicked off a ULP STRIKE against their employer. Members are standing together for dignity and respect in the workplace, and to protect their hard-earned rights as TEAM…
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Having been obtained with a great deal of effort.
This is my hard-earned money, and I can spend it how I see fit.
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(slang) Money that one owns.
“Working families — here & there — want affordable housing, food & healthcare. Not unrestrained imperialism & humanitarian crises funded by their hard-earned taxpayer dollars. (2/2)”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Trump/GOP majority continues to destroy hard-earned rights & desperately-needed progress. These deviants don’t give a damn about the future of our country, our children, our planet‼️”
— Bluesky· May 2026“For one, a handful of companies own more and more of our economy, which means they don't need to prioritize quality to compete for our hard-earned dollars. This needs to change. That's why we're supporting the COMPETE Act in California. Learn more: techequity.us/compete-act-...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The Trump administration is rolling back hard-earned public health progress, and putting polluter profits over our lives. Learn more and take action at daretobreathe.org”
— Bluesky· May 2026“✊ STRIKE NOTICE: Local 710 Breakthru Drivers have kicked off a ULP STRIKE against their employer. Members are standing together for dignity and respect in the workplace, and to protect their hard-earned rights as TEAMSTERS! #710strong”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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