hard-pressed

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And I’ll say it again: You would be hard-pressed to find a clearer constitutional guarantee than this.

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2026

You’d be hard-pressed to find a more irresistible character on television than Cirie Fields on the 50th edition of “Survivor,” or one more discussed than “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star Taylor Frankie Paul.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Despite piling additional pressure on already hard-pressed Americans, the latest GDP figures out this week showed the economy motoring along in the first three months of 2026.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

It is but a momentary respite for the hard-pressed island.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Even if I don't stop from here until Serra, I'll be hard-pressed to reach the belltower before sunset.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir