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stress

[stres] / strɛs /






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She says getting close to the animals can cause them distress and stress, which could lead to their death.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

Uncertainty over the timing of that move added to the stress for sailors with families, especially those with school-age children, several said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

Many advocates and researchers believe recess helps relieve the stress young people face while also fostering learning, creativity, resilience, leadership, and conflict-resolution skills.

From Slate Sep. 5, 2026

If these circuits can eventually be placed on plant roots, they could be programmed to detect different forms of stress.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

Cummings was just trying to release some stress by confiding in someone; she assumed it would go no further.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

Materials designed to curve and then hold that form are often produced by molding polymers and carefully controlling residual stresses inside them.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

Zuckerberg’s screed stresses the need to “build trust and alignment with communities across the country” to better “accelerate the ability to build infrastructure.”

From Salon Sep. 4, 2026

“You have two stresses hitting bond markets around the globe at the same time: a structural supply problem from deficits and massive issuance rates of corporate and sovereign,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

The labour ministry stresses that it will keep tabs on companies to ensure they take measures to protect the wellbeing of employees.

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

He’d been working on the dramatic stresses for months.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

Gyllenhaal, from a well-connected Hollywood family that includes actor brother Jake, also stressed how AI companies were seeking to license the images of actors in order to reproduce them in digital form.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

Bates stressed that “you build culture at that moment of change, and so it was very surgical and prescriptive.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

While full of praise for Bouaddi, Maresca has stressed his youth, a nod to the fact that he will likely deputise for Anderson.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

“Tigi Tigi” had been marketed as a song to combat racial discrimination — both artists stressed that it was meant to project unity across all ethnicities and races.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

Overstuffed suitcases tied with ropes or hastily taped together had given way, and people’s underwear, baby diapers, and ratty shoes pushed through the stressed seams where everyone could see them.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

He added that despite progress towards a pact, "that momentum reversed" in the end, stressing that building domestically and diversifying trade abroad has been "plan A from the start."

From Barron's Aug. 24, 2026

Pond maintenance expert Daniel Lloyd recently said the situation had worsened, stressing the States "needs to think hard about what they need to do" and "act quickly".

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Yet in September, corporate borrowers already stressing the market with a huge supply of new bonds to finance the artificial-intelligence build-out are expected to kick things up a notch.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

Cunningham called Keaton’s behavior “truly embarrassing” while also attempting to distance herself from her previous anti-trans comments, stressing that trans women, trans men and everyone else are welcome “at her table.”

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

He’d been cool with us at first, but Stan had warmed him up fast, telling him what we were up to, stressing our desire for the cheapest shirts available—any color, any size, any vintage.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx




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