under stress
Example Sentences
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The latest round of exchanges adds pressure to a preliminary peace deal already under stress.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Some staff described concerns about a lack of "civility" between different teams working under stress, and managers who lacked awareness of "the reality of daily pressures".
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
Such abrupt rebounds are often characteristic of markets under stress.
From Barron's ● Apr. 2, 2026
When mitochondria increase their oxygen consumption under stress, they can lower the amount of oxygen available inside chloroplasts.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 9, 2026
The End of the Third Act.14 Have you noticed that people under stress of strong emotion stop to depict their emotional condition, to analyze it, or neatly to apostrophize fate or Providence?
From Dramatic Technique by Baker, George Pierce
