hard-pressed
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The effort has taxed the company’s supply chain, which covers a network of capacity-constrained subcontractors that are hard-pressed to surge their own output on short notice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
One was that Warsh would be hard-pressed to call financial conditions restrictive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
A teenager from County Down hopes an app he has developed will revolutionise how farms are run, giving hard-pressed farmers more time.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 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
In fact, you would be hard-pressed to find a processed food today that isn’t made from corn or soybeans.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
