hard up
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And although wages are up, any pollster will tell you swathes of voters feel hard up and hard done by.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2025
“That’s the reason we worked hard up to this point,’ he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2024
And while we can't know for sure, it's likely that #2 Smith Court, hard up against the African Meeting House, was the final home Rebecca shared with Wyatt.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 2, 2023
Part of the success has come from trying to refocus his approach on hitting the ball hard up the middle and to right-center.
From Seattle Times ● May 27, 2023
“That’s only the beginning. It seems that the local weekly was hard up for news. They heard about it and sent their reporter over.”
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
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