under stress
Example Sentences
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"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
“From interviews with his close friends, police also learned that he had been under stress over his studies and had complained about it.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
For industrial applications, this is important because a material that cannot deform is difficult to shape into complex components and may fracture suddenly under stress.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026
The latest round of exchanges adds pressure to a preliminary peace deal already under stress.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
I conclude that juvenal and young mice placed under stress by overheating or cooling die immediately or live only a few days.
From Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado by Charles L. Douglas
