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stress

[stres] / strɛs /






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The Chinese car industry has been under particular stress this year because of tepid consumer spending and fierce competition among dozens of companies.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

Residents in Kyiv are struggling to adapt to this new reality, adding to existing stress and anxiety.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

"This year will be a real stress test of the measures that were put in place after 2015," said Shi Jun Wee, a University of Maryland graduate student.

From Science Daily Sep. 6, 2026

There’s no real harm in relieving that stress by laughing at the antics of President Camacho.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2026

With the skill only an actor could manage under such stress, Booth prepared for a “performance” to talk his way across the bridge.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

Materials designed to curve and then hold that form are often produced by molding polymers and carefully controlling residual stresses inside them.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

Zuckerberg’s screed stresses the need to “build trust and alignment with communities across the country” to better “accelerate the ability to build infrastructure.”

From Salon Sep. 4, 2026

Given the enormous stresses that shifting AI power loads can have on power turbines, it might be handy for xAI’s data centers to have an internal supply of replacement parts.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

The labour ministry stresses that it will keep tabs on companies to ensure they take measures to protect the wellbeing of employees.

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

Similarly, the mega-Ninos were but one of many stresses on Andean civilizations at the time, stresses that in their totality neither Wari nor Tiwanaku had the political resources to survive.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Grindr stressed the claims relate to "historical data practices" before 2020 when it was owned by Chinese firm Kunlun.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

The university stressed that it has policies regarding the engagement of “outside entities who interact with ASU student-athletes” and heat-illness guidelines for outdoor workouts.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

Baum has stressed that "my family and I firmly reject extremist ideologies and will not accept the AfD's appropriation of our name".

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

Bates stressed that “you build culture at that moment of change, and so it was very surgical and prescriptive.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

Lily leads me into the basement, andI stop her halfway down the stairs when I hear Dad’s stressed voice above the dull rumble of the washing machine.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

“Other plants are still significantly cheaper,” he said, while stressing that closing a plant was “always the last and most expensive solution.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

He added that despite progress towards a pact, "that momentum reversed" in the end, stressing that building domestically and diversifying trade abroad has been "plan A from the start."

From Barron's Aug. 24, 2026

Pond maintenance expert Daniel Lloyd recently said the situation had worsened, stressing the States "needs to think hard about what they need to do" and "act quickly".

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Yet in September, corporate borrowers already stressing the market with a huge supply of new bonds to finance the artificial-intelligence build-out are expected to kick things up a notch.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

Inmates are not at large at night, swarming around you on their way to chow, arguing with you when it’s time to “lock in,” calling you names, stressing you out.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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