stress
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The King used his speech to stress the importance of preventing plastic pollution in oceans and waterways.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Nearly a year later, 95% continued to report financial stress, researchers found, with 52% of participants saying revenue no longer consistently covers operating costs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
The only stress you need right now is figuring out what show to watch while you enjoy your meal.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
On Wednesday, his lawyer Ménya Arab-Tigrine denied any wrongdoing by Siad—who was in his late sixties—suggesting he might have succumbed to the stress of being under public scrutiny.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
I was daydreaming so much about that car on my overseas assignment, it helped distract me from the stress of competition—which might be why I performed at those meets as well as I did.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
Although the egg cases can be removed without causing pain, Battiston stresses that people should first consult a specialist to avoid accidentally removing the eggs of native mantis species.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
Comedy breaks away her stresses and allows viewers to be vulnerable with her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
Apollo Chief Executive Marc Rowan and Blackstone President Jon Gray have said that fear of broad stresses in private credit are overblown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
The EU stresses the levy will be paid by the importer, not the consumer.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
They are new to the Bronx and new to the Street Crime Unit and new to the unimaginable stresses of chasing what they think is an armed man down a darkened hallway.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
Most stressed the need to continue the organization's ongoing reforms to make it more efficient, as well as the importance of greater involvement by the secretary-general in peace efforts around the world.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Jonathan Gienapp, Stanford associate professor of history and law, stressed there are reasons for education beyond making money.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
She was left with a piece of apple but was stressed and dehydrated.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
A State Department official who declined to be named stressed that the process for awarding grants was ongoing and that multiple offices provide input.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
Not just because she’s stressed about applications but because she’s having trouble making new friends?
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
It is worth stressing Bamba has made only 12 competitive starts in all competitions for Monaco.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
He said that he was "acutely conscious" of the churn in the office behind him, stressing that the UK badly needed to regain stability.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
He added that those saying the digital euro would be used "as a tool of control" were "lying", stressing there would be the "highest privacy standards".
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
Concerns that old IT tools will become obsolete, stressing software borrowers, are part of the reason individual investors have yanked money from BDCs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
Felix had wasted most of the evening playing with his phone and the rest of the time stressing over money.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
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