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they will be hard-pressed to come up with any facts that actually support their argument
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Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 15 Jan. 2025
With Egypt deep in debt and hard-pressed to pay for imports such as wheat and energy, the currency has crashed, while some goods have become difficult to find.
—Vivian Yee, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Foreigners and Americans alike have been hard-pressed to explain the ideology represented by some of Donald Trump’s initial Cabinet nominations, and for good reason.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
If that occurs, the Fed could be hard-pressed to continue its rate-cutting push.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
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Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 15 Jan. 2025
With Egypt deep in debt and hard-pressed to pay for imports such as wheat and energy, the currency has crashed, while some goods have become difficult to find.
—Vivian Yee, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Foreigners and Americans alike have been hard-pressed to explain the ideology represented by some of Donald Trump’s initial Cabinet nominations, and for good reason.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
If that occurs, the Fed could be hard-pressed to continue its rate-cutting push.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Hard-pressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-pressed. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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