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stressful

[stres-fuhl] / ˈstrɛs fəl /






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"The weather had been wet and there was a problem with mixing the slurry and emptying the slurry before the cattle came in - it was quite a stressful situation," she told BBC Cymru Fyw.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

That was true even when we accounted for factors like differences in the amount of time participants spent indoors, with either filter, as well as how stressful they found the test.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

Catching them in nets and fitting the instruments takes about 20 minutes: a brief stressful episode after which the animals return to normal behavior.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

But the most stressful moment of Fuld’s professional life came nearly a decade after he retired.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

Half of the volunteers were told to try to remember and relive a particularly stressful experience.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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