strain
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Canada followed that policy template but later retreated and pivoted to imposing limits on immigration, as rapid-fire population growth placed strains on housing costs, the delivery of social services, and infrastructure.
The resilience masks some strain beneath the surface.
Nuclear control had been built over decades around a Moscow-Washington axis, but China's growing power and rapid technological advances have shifted the international playing field, which is simultaneously increasingly strained.
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From fleets of private trailers to personal chefs and sprawling entourages, Bollywood stars' "obnoxious" demands are driving up production costs and putting a strain on the Indian film industry's finances, insiders say.
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But the extremely strained relations between the two sides after nearly four years of Europe's bloodiest conflict since World War II have cast doubt over the prospect of direct Ukraine-Russia talks.
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