strain

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The team learned earlier this week that Luka Doncic has a Grade 2 left hamstring strain and will be out for the remainder of the regular season — and perhaps beyond.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Adam Townsend, 39, who started the group to combat his own loneliness, believed it could "take some of the strain off the NHS".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The problem is that steel cables become so heavy over long distances that their own weight adds enormous strain to the system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

"Parts of the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America face the added strain of higher food and fertilizer prices and tighter financial conditions," the IMF said in a post on its website.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

But a mystic strain ran through Mother’s extended family.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock