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they will be hard-pressed to come up with any facts that actually support their argument
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Such leaders would be hard-pressed to turn down a plan premised on promoting exactly that, provided it is shorn of thorny institutional issues.
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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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Way of the Warrior Kid follows a self-doubting boy (Hill) who gets bullied and is hard-pressed to complete a single pull-up.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
Johnson will be hard-pressed to stem the infighting if Republicans retain control of the House next year.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Oct. 2024
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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
In Christopher Nolan’s Next Event Film At Universal Jayme Lawson Latest To Join Edgar Wright’s Paramount Adaptation Of ‘The Running Man’
Way of the Warrior Kid follows a self-doubting boy (Hill) who gets bullied and is hard-pressed to complete a single pull-up.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
Johnson will be hard-pressed to stem the infighting if Republicans retain control of the House next year.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Hard-pressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-pressed. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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