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stressed out

[strest-out] / ˈstrɛstˈaʊt /


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I don’t think I would have been able to do 500 acquisitions or raise over $50 billion if I had been super stressed out and not thinking clearly.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

He said he and his wife have been stressed out since his license was canceled on March 6.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

I’m either fully stressed out or feeling a bit blah.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

However, these devices are imperfect in their measurements, and a subset of people become so hyperfocused on them that they actually end up getting stressed out and sleeping worse.

From Salon • May 2, 2025

I was outside the car, pacing, stressed out.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah




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