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

I’m happy to give the Australians their due, but I’m hard-pressed to see how their design offers any guidance to improving the U.S. system.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026

But Warner and its chief executive, David Zaslav, might be hard-pressed to keep turning away David Ellison, CEO of Paramount.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

Yet I’m hard-pressed to find anyone who’s truly excited about devoting half a day to see the next installment, which clocks in at 3 hours and 12 minutes.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2025

Sometimes Autumn knows how I feel before I even tell her, which means I’d be hard-pressed to get anything past her.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer