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they will be hard-pressed to come up with any facts that actually support their argument
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However, tariffs mean higher prices, so the central bank would be hard-pressed to lower interest rates.
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Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Those funds augment the underpayment that care providers receive for Medicaid services, and without them, health systems could be hard-pressed to continue funding maternity care at their current rates.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
The district has been hard-pressed for funds this year, too.
—Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025
Bell High’s baseball team will be hard-pressed to top last season’s historic achievement winning the school’s first City Section Open Division championship at Dodger Stadium after not being in an upper division final since 1953.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2025
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Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Those funds augment the underpayment that care providers receive for Medicaid services, and without them, health systems could be hard-pressed to continue funding maternity care at their current rates.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
The district has been hard-pressed for funds this year, too.
—Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025
Bell High’s baseball team will be hard-pressed to top last season’s historic achievement winning the school’s first City Section Open Division championship at Dodger Stadium after not being in an upper division final since 1953.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Hard-pressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-pressed. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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