stress
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"That drive back to the hospital was horrendous," said Lloyd, recalling the "immeasurable stress" as they wondered what would happen to their brave boy.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Castlelake in 2023 bought undervalued aviation assets suffering cyclical stress before optimizing and exiting, the analyst adds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
The term “passive income” doesn’t begin to describe the stress and emotional labor of dealing with damage from short-term renters and cleaning/maintenance fees.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
I stress myself out about that kind of stuff, but I still go back the next day going like, “God, maybe I’ll get it today.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
It is essential to stress that this last belief found no support in the fifteenth century.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing stress
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