hard-pressed
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A reader is hard-pressed to resist becoming a poetry stan, so persuasive is Garmus’ Batter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 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
He has offered to give the hard-pressed public "breathing space" amid a cost of living crisis.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
I don’t know a thing about cars and am hard-pressed to change a tire.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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