Even when the project ran into setbacks, our hard charger stayed late every night to keep things on track.

During the exercise, the squadron commander warned that descending below the hard deck would be considered a simulated crash.

She hard-codes the discount rate into the pricing algorithm, making adjustments difficult later.

The API keys were hard-coded into the script, which caused a major security issue.

Many independent journalists struggle to fund their work because a hard paywall prevents casual readers from accessing their articles.

Many independent journalists struggle to reach readers because hard paywalls block access to high-quality reporting.

The museum displayed a rare piece of hard jade that shimmered under the lights.

At the market, she compared several hard cheeses before choosing a wedge of Parmesan.

On older floppy disks, hard sectoring relies on a single punched hole per sector so the drive can accurately find each sector.

The legacy floppy disk was hard-sectored, requiring a physical index hole for each sector.