The city has been experiencing a period of financial/economic 'hardship'.
They had to endure the 'hardships' of life on the frontier.
He had suffered through considerable/great 'hardship'.
(..) None of us do, l agree. Which is why, for the good of our community, we ask the newer toys, the stronger ones, to take on the hardships the rest of us can't bear anymore. Well, l guess that makes sense. But l can't accept. We're a family. We stay together. Family man, huh? l understand. (..)2010 Toy Story 3