stressful
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“Going through nine months of accusations to a trial is incredibly stressful and will take years off your life, and John shouldn’t have gone through that.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
In those settings, microbes could rely on sunlight for energy and avoid animals that would otherwise consume them, especially during stressful periods or after mass extinctions.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
That desire may be heightened when "social platforms also give us access to horrifying, stressful, violent, and overall negative experiences", she added.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
It’s stressful enough without a CPA asleep on the job.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026
Stress, he said, worsened almost any condition, and prison— obviously—is stressful.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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