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<word lex_id="0">distressed<word/>
<word lex_id="0">hard-pressed<word/>
<word lex_id="0">hard put<word/>
<word lex_id="1">in a bad way(p)<word/>
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<def>facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty<def/>
<example>distressed companies need loans and technical advice<example/>
<example>financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices<example/>
<example>we were hard put to meet the mortgage payment<example/>
<example>found themselves in a bad way financially<example/>
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