stress
Example Sentences
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The FAA said United’s expansion will stress the Chicago airport’s runway, terminal and air-traffic control systems.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
“It released eye stress because we studied from eight o’clock in the morning until almost noon time,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
WSJ | Buy Side: This eye mask uses compression, vibration and heat to gently massage away tension and stress.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
This discovery challenges long-standing views that placed neurons at the center of fear processing and suggests new ways to approach conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder.
From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026
A triple meter, for example, will have groups of 3 with a stress on the first beat of the group.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
