hard-pressed
Example Sentences
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One was that Warsh would be hard-pressed to call financial conditions restrictive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
A person familiar with the process but not authorized to speak about it publicly said Hackman Capital will be hard-pressed to pay its debt in light of challenges facing the industry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
And I’ll say it again: You would be hard-pressed to find a clearer constitutional guarantee than this.
From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026
The agreement re-opens the Strait of Hormuz, Trump says, taking the pressure off the global economy and the real lives of hundreds of millions of hard-pressed people around the world.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
"Esgred was the first ship he built. He named her after his mother. I would be hard-pressed to say which he loves best."
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
