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they will be hard-pressed to come up with any facts that actually support their argument
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But Chicago will be hard-pressed to improve literacy results without libraries.
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Stacy Davis Gates, Chicago Tribune, 29 Nov. 2024
Simply put, the Hurricanes will be hard-pressed to avoid an upset.
—Keven Lerner, Sun Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024
Such leaders would be hard-pressed to turn down a plan premised on promoting exactly that, provided it is shorn of thorny institutional issues.
—Marwan Muasher, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2024
The Bulls take on the Bucks tonight in Milwaukee, but Chicago fans will be hard-pressed to watch it.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
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Stacy Davis Gates, Chicago Tribune, 29 Nov. 2024
Simply put, the Hurricanes will be hard-pressed to avoid an upset.
—Keven Lerner, Sun Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024
Such leaders would be hard-pressed to turn down a plan premised on promoting exactly that, provided it is shorn of thorny institutional issues.
—Marwan Muasher, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2024
The Bulls take on the Bucks tonight in Milwaukee, but Chicago fans will be hard-pressed to watch it.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Hard-pressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-pressed. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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