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they will be hard-pressed to come up with any facts that actually support their argument
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McIlroy would be hard-pressed to replicate that kind of scoring again with a wild driver: In his previous nine career rounds hitting six or fewer fairways at The Players, McIlroy had a scoring average of 73.8.
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Justin Ray, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Russia cannot threaten the EU as a whole, yet there are fears that without America, the West would be hard-pressed to defend vulnerable nations like Estonia or Latvia, which the Kremlin still views as part of its historical domain.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
If Trump does make an exception, analysts say that would be a big win for India, though others are hard-pressed to see this happen.
—Seema Mody, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
The state high court will be hard-pressed to reject the effort, as in 1981, the same court, with a Democratic majority then as now, declared a House district unconstitutionally noncompact in Schrage v. State Board of Elections.
—Jim Nowlan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
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Justin Ray, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Russia cannot threaten the EU as a whole, yet there are fears that without America, the West would be hard-pressed to defend vulnerable nations like Estonia or Latvia, which the Kremlin still views as part of its historical domain.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
If Trump does make an exception, analysts say that would be a big win for India, though others are hard-pressed to see this happen.
—Seema Mody, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
The state high court will be hard-pressed to reject the effort, as in 1981, the same court, with a Democratic majority then as now, declared a House district unconstitutionally noncompact in Schrage v. State Board of Elections.
—Jim Nowlan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Hard-pressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-pressed. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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