hard-pressed
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Businesses big and small have found themselves hard-pressed to plough ahead with drastic price hikes to avoid alienating customers.
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026
“I’d be hard-pressed to choose an area that size that gives us that much biodiversity and ecological uniqueness and value anywhere along the California coastline,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 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
He has offered to give the hard-pressed public "breathing space" amid a cost of living crisis.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Even if I don't stop from here until Serra, I'll be hard-pressed to reach the belltower before sunset.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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