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stressful

[stres-fuhl] / ˈstrɛs fəl /






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Sumesh Geevarghese, who lives in Cardiff with his family, described having a cockroach infestation at his rented apartment as "very stressful", adding: "They started coming from everywhere."

From BBC • May 28, 2026

"I've gotten used to it, but before, at the beginning, it was downright stressful."

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Don’t discount how stressful a down market can be for an investor.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Here’s how to make the annual camp run worthwhile—and a little less stressful.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The whole incident took less than two minutes, but it was the longest, most stressful two minutes of my life.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall




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