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The phrase "pressed to" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it when you want to indicate that someone is being forced, urged, or compelled to do something. For example, "The judge pressed to rule on the case as soon as possible."
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Guns pressed to their shoulders.
Too pressed to pay attention.
Pressed to attack Ted Cruz, Trump declined.
Neither felt pressed to marry.
Her fist is pressed to her teeth.
Or Jane's children, their faces pressed to the glass.
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But now I am hard-pressed to fault their strategy.
This team will be hard-pressed to match that.
"We would be hard-pressed to pick up the tab.
They also may be hard-pressed to finance rebuilding.
"You would be hard-pressed to replicate that".
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