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What does needle in a haystack mean?

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Noun
  1. (idiomatic) Something that is difficult or impossible to locate; something impossibly complex or intractable.
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His company helped clients with this matter, because trying to get information on a company in this country was comparable to trying to find a needle in a haystack.
Finding a book these days with a non-emotional, level-headed theme is like trying to find a needle in a haystack.
The fact of the matter is, is that, in a country the size of California, that 100 weapons inspectors are not going to be able to find the equivalent of a needle in a haystack.
To look for him in a big city like this will be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Without a name or date getting more information is like finding a needle in a haystack.
Unfortunately, we are looking for a needle in a haystack and you cannot hope to be able to prevent any such outrage as this.

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