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strain

noun as in ancestry

noun as in tone, spirit

noun as in melody

verb as in work very hard

verb as in filter

verb as in cause mental stress

Strongest matches

Weak match

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McVay told reporters that Williams sustained an injury similar to a lat strain against the Jaguars and might not play against the Saints.

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Rising healthcare premiums are already straining the budgets of many Americans.

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All cases have had direct or indirect links to travel to countries where that strain is circulating.

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By exploiting mosquitoes' attraction to flowers, an international team of researchers engineered a new strain of Metarhizium fungus that releases a sweet aroma similar to real blooms.

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Bavuma, who led South Africa to victory in the championship final against Australia in London in June, missed the country’s recent series in Pakistan because he was having treatment for a calf strain.

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