strained

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The Dodgers placed Mookie Betts on the injured list after learning he suffered a strained right oblique and called up Hyeseong Kim from Oklahoma City.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

These are also people who fret about the high cost of top colleges, and might still feel strained by rising expenses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Agriculture sector representatives are due in Brussels for talks with the European Commission on April 13, as many complain the conflict risks plunging an already strained industry into a deeper crisis.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

“As a business, we’ve got to put options on the table and say, ‘OK, the unit economics are now strained.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

If they strained, they could hear her voice echoing through the room.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell