under stress
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Months of heat and drought have put trees under stress, causing some to shed their leaves earlier than usual in a phenomenon known as a "false autumn".
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
The law lays out a series of parameters that need to be met for an area to be defined as under stress, such as the ratio between house prices and incomes there.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
The global oil market is under stress from the Iran war, but by and large it does a good job of matching supply and demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
"Those 5,000 people comprise a community. Not just men and women under stress. It's a community under stress."
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
At times, under stress and suffering from some more than usually immoderate outbreak on her husband's part, she would let herself go in a way that pained and surprised him, both as friend and doctor.
From Maid of the Mist by John Oxenham
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