hard-pressed
Example Sentences
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Japanese authorities are, for example, hard-pressed to conduct an on-site probe into alleged environmental pollution inside the bases and regulate low-altitude flights of their aircraft.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
One thing that stood out from the press conference following the September rate-hike decision was that Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh said he would be hard-pressed to describe broad financial conditions as restrictive.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 4, 2026
The discourse around the Clancy trial was prominent on social media, with many users being hard-pressed to find a platform where the case was not being mentioned, if not being subject to myriad conspiracy theories.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
One was that Warsh would be hard-pressed to call financial conditions restrictive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
You would have been hard-pressed to find anyone in Wall who would have argued with him, though; she turned many heads and, in all probability, broke many hearts.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
