hard-pressed

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I’m hard-pressed to think of any movie I’d watch four times in a month if I didn’t genuinely admire it on some level.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

But critics say the push to refine should have come sooner, with Zimbabwe already having lost out on several years of revenues for the hard-pressed local economy.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

The company will be hard-pressed to meet the March 2027 schedule.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

But more significant for hard-pressed Iranians struggling to feed their families has been the impact of sanctions.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

Irwin’s stable was probably the largest in America at the time, and may have been the largest ever, but most of the horses would have been hard-pressed to outrun Irwin himself.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand