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stressful

[stres-fuhl] / ˈstrɛs fəl /






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Football management is stressful, tiring and often all-consuming.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

She’ll have to do checkups every three months and it’s so stressful and takes so much out of you.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

The vast majority of accused parents will be vindicated, but only after a stressful, unjustified process.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

In healthy brains, the LC becomes active during stressful situations and then returns to normal once the stress has passed.

From Science Daily Jul. 3, 2026

It would be as if, when everything started going wrong, when it started getting stressful, we could have just gone backward.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin




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