strain
Example Sentences
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However, it is unlikely Dmitriev would hold direct talks with Ukrainian and European negotiators as relations between the two sides remain extremely strained.
From Barron's
However, it is unlikely Dmitriev would hold direct talks with Ukrainian and European negotiators as relations between the two sides remain extremely strained.
From Barron's
It is a virus that kills thousands of people every winter and puts intense strain on hospitals.
From BBC
A Ministry of Justice source said prisons were under strain and the exemption would provide "breathing space" to structure a programme to hire more officers from the UK.
From BBC
The pressure is not just from one system struggling but from all three straining at once.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
