hard-pressed
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An astonishing number of them opened here, in Southern California, although you would be hard pressed to find many nowadays.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
But one would be hard pressed to argue that any comedy ever surpassed “Trouble in Paradise” for invention and refinement.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
She may be hard pressed to avoid one.
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
Ten years on, you would be hard pressed to find a football fan who does not recognise him.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
Encanis was now hard pressed and bent his whole thought upon escape.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
