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despite being undeniably hard up, they had too much pride to accept charity
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However, the typical Planet Organic shopper isn’t likely to be that hard up.
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Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 22 July 2024
His family was so hard up that the future president was forced to drop out of school after the second grade in order to make money shining shoes.
—Jonathan Tepperman, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2015
They’ve been hit particularly hard up front on offense and need youth.
—Brad Biggs, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2024
Cleveland Browns Stadium, hard up against the Science Center lawn, was plunged into darkness.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 8 Apr. 2024
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Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 22 July 2024
His family was so hard up that the future president was forced to drop out of school after the second grade in order to make money shining shoes.
—Jonathan Tepperman, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2015
They’ve been hit particularly hard up front on offense and need youth.
—Brad Biggs, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2024
Cleveland Browns Stadium, hard up against the Science Center lawn, was plunged into darkness.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Hard up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20up. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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