straining

Example Sentences

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The AI build-out is straining supplies of raw materials and electricity, a source of price pressure tied to a boom, not a slump.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Now disagreements over Lebanon and negotiations with Tehran are straining the partnership.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Many countries are net importers and struggling to mitigate the impact of higher prices and shortages of critical inputs with subsidies and stimulus that is straining, in some instances, shaky finances.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

Many countries are net importers and struggling to mitigate the impact of higher prices and shortages of critical inputs with subsidies and stimulus that is straining, in some instances, shaky finances.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

But by straining to recover the factual ingredients in the story, we have inadvertently ignored the most obvious question—namely, what were these two prominent American statesmen doing on the ledge in the first place?

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis