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stress

Definition for stress

noun as in emphasis

verb as in accentuate, emphasize

verb as in put under physical or mental pressure

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Factors like smoking, chronic stress, and depression can speed up this shortening process, while inflammation in the body also contributes to it.

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The strongest evidence for maintaining long-term health still points to the basics: eating a balanced diet, exercising regularly, getting enough sleep, avoiding smoking, and managing stress -- all of which support telomere health naturally.

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That hard-running style also extends to when Arsenal are in possession, with Gyokeres repeatedly making intelligent, probing runs to stretch and stress defences.

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Those seeds have sprouted and grown on the crossing these last few months, especially the milk vetch, but they’ll be cut back to just a few inches this month to stress the plants and encourage the fungi to produce even more nutrients in the soil to help them out.

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The category encompasses post-traumatic stress disorder and phobias or compulsions that result in “marked difficulties” with working or living in society.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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