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stress

[stres] / strɛs /






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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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