stressed
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The Conservative leader stressed that she was outlining a long term threat.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
He stressed that when looking at “prices, growth, FX rates, as well as real estate,” the direction of policy was clear.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
Borden, it has long stressed that congressional action under this clause “could not be questioned in a judicial tribunal.”
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
Dollar General’s customers are feeling stressed, increasingly reining in spending on household expenses such as groceries as they face higher prices at the gas pump.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Another person would have been crying at the idea of debt, or at least getting angry or stressed out.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
Vocabulary lists containing stressed
Emotions on Display
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STAAR English II: Elements of Literature 2
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I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018
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