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  • 71Maryland Pressed Steel Company — Industry Light Aircraft Production Founded March 15, 1915 Headquarters Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America Key people Giuseppe Mario Bellanca …

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  • 72hard-pressed — UK US /ˌhɑːdˈprest/ adjective ► experiencing a lot of difficulty, especially because there is not enough time or money: »Michigan s hard pressed manufacturing sector shed another 2,000 jobs. hard pressed to do sth »They received $71.50 a share… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 73hard pressed — Synonyms and related words: at the double, crowded, desperate, double quick, double time, hard up, hard pressed, hard pushed, hard run, hurried, in desperate straits, in extremis, in extremities, on the double, pinched, pressed, pressed for time …

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  • 74hard-pressed — adj having a lot of problems and not enough money or time ▪ The new exams will only add to the workload of already hard pressed teachers. →be hard pressed to do sth at ↑hard2 (5) …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 75hard-pressed — adjective 1 having a lot of problems and not enough money or time: Hard pressed local authorities are finding it difficult to pay for essential services. 2 sb would be hard pressed to do sth used to say that it would be difficult for someone to… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 76hard-pressed — UK / US adjective a person or organization that is hard pressed does not have enough money for the things that they need • be hard pressed (to do something) used for saying that something is difficult to do or is unlikely to happen You d be hard… …

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  • 77be hard-pressed (to do something) — phrase used for saying that something is difficult to do or is unlikely to happen You’d be hard pressed to meet a nicer person. Thesaurus: difficult to do and involving a lot of effortsynonym Main entry: hard pressed …

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  • 78hard-pressed — adjective a) Barely able. Although they are still available, I think we would be hard pressed to find one on short notice. b) Experiencing financial difficulty or difficulty in surviving. The earthquake left the residents hard pressed. Syn: hard… …

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  • 79be hard pressed — British, American & Australian, informal, British to be having difficulty doing something, especially because there is not enough time or money. I ll be hard pressed to get this report done by Friday. (usually + to do something) You d be hard… …

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  • 80hard-pressed — adjective 1) the hard pressed infantry Syn: under attack, hotly pursued, harried 2) the hard pressed construction industry Syn: in difficulties, under pressure, troubled, beleaguered, harassed, with one s back to/against the wall, in a tight… …

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