- present participle of stress.
stressing
Example Sentences
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On Tuesday, Rubio sought to smooth over such difficulties, stressing that Washington wouldn’t expand its military activities in Iceland without the country’s cooperation and emphasizing U.S. respect for its sovereignty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
BOJ policymakers have repeatedly warned that underlying inflation could overshoot their 2% target, stressing the need to closely monitor upside risks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
As Pollock gave an interview on Monday, soberly stressing that the forthcoming season could be his last at the club, his straight face briefly broke as Mitchell smirked at him from across the room.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
He’s also stressing his support of local decision-making on the issue.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
In stressing that facts are ‘established’, and that you have to learn how to establish them, I do not want to imply that they are subjective or culturally relative.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
