stress
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Across India, heat is increasingly arriving not merely as high temperatures but as a combination of heat and humidity that places greater stress on the human body.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Fuel and fertilizer price hikes are creating political and economic stress across the region.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
“Like many other institutions, the Fed has been undergoing a stress test,” he said, according to a transcript.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
They also conducted controlled laboratory experiments using an automated testing system known as "SpongeBot," which reproduces the mechanical stress that sponges experience during dishwashing.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
Cummings was just trying to release some stress by confiding in someone; she assumed it would go no further.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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