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Families have reported food shortages, problems with drinking water, broken showers and laundry facilities and growing psychological strain among the roughly 5,000 sailors and Marines aboard.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

Doing deep squats or lunges with poor form can put unnecessary strain on your knee joint.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026

A prolonged blockade is likely to put more strain on naval ships and the sailors aboard them who are operating at a high tempo with little rest, according to some U.S. officials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Six months into the strike, health visitor and Unite rep Joanne Penny said the union was helping workers financially, but families were under strain.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

He’d had it with the suspense, the implications, the accusations, the strain.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

The Bundibugyo variant replicates more slowly than other lethal strains, meaning it can spread farther and kill more people before burning out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

At 36, she is still young and will return revived - and with the cachet of having not just won Olympic gold - but dealt with the stresses and strains of that journey.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

As a result, seasonal flu shots can be less protective against unforeseen strains.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

The darker strains in his comedies have been drawn out by directors eager to show there’s more to the playwright than his drawing room panache.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

She strains her neck to read the tiny writing as we bump along the sidewalk.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

Peeling produces a slightly cleaner finished syrup, but because the mixture will eventually be strained, leaving the skins on works perfectly well.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

The long war against Hamas severely strained it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Inquests into inmates' deaths heard claims of strained relations between the two firms, including Serco managers moving to other prisons and trying to recruit officers from Lowdham Grange.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

That’s not a sentiment against true love; it’s more a nod to strained credibility and a feeling of general exhaustion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

I strained for a response, but nothing came out.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Instead of straining vegetables and pasta, you can use a colander to achieve a similar effect to that of the pinhole projector.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Bond markets in the West are straining to contain yields.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

Lehigh Acres lacks a local government and is straining to keep up with growth as roads, water lines and services fall behind.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Darling-Hammond described a system straining to keep pace with a changing economy, in which students increasingly move in and out of college and blend academic coursework with hands-on career training.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

I crouch against the wall, straining to hear, but the voices fade as the men walk away.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone