hard-pressed
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“You’ll be hard-pressed to tell any difference just looking with your eyes and not measuring it in some way that it’s different than a normal moon.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
The Mirror thinks it will be a "Budget for workers", with the chancellor expected to "promise breathing space for hard-pressed households" and pledge "hope" for businesses.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 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
And of course in many areas of the U.S., you would be hard-pressed to find a home at the national median price.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
Catelyn would have been hard-pressed to say which man was more unsuitable.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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