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
Big Tech companies, including Alphabet, plan to spend $750 billion on artificial intelligence data centers in 2026, straining cash flows.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
The government has started austerity programs to reduce energy use and rushed out subsidies to cushion the impact, straining its fiscal health.
From Barron's • May 30, 2026
Australian motorists are buying electric vehicles and other clean-energy cars at pace as fuel prices surge, straining the retail-supply chain.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
One by one the men emerged from the shelter, straining to see.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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