hard-pressed

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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

You’d be hard-pressed to argue that either is the case.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

"Pat coached, befriended and mentored countless students throughout the years and you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone anywhere who has an unkind word to say about him," his family wrote.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

When a foraging band was hard-pressed by a stronger rival, it could usually move on.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari