hard-pressed
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“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
For the life of me, I’m hard-pressed to imagine a greater reward.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
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
“Well, if you insist, Tag, although it seems to me we’d be hard-pressed to go against the law.”
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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