stressed
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Although authorities reduced the size of the evacuation zone on Monday, officials stressed that the danger was not over in the immediate area around the Garden Grove aerospace facility.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
Say you mention you’re stressed about money in a conversation about something else entirely.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
It quoted an informed source as saying that Iran "has stressed that there will be no agreement unless a specified portion of Iran's frozen assets is released at the very first stage".
From Barron's • May 24, 2026
Now she says she is constantly stressed, triggered even when she watches movies in which female characters are depicted as working or studying.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
Notes marked marcato have enough of an accent and/or enough space between them to make each note seem stressed or set apart.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
Vocabulary lists containing stressed
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