tension
Example Sentences
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The assignment caused internal tension as Stahl was pursuing a sit-down with the leader.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Renewed Gulf tension, however, the prospect of faster inflation and bets on a Fed response are starting to erode that outlook.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
“So this tension exists between accessibility and speed.”
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
Currency from abroad would be spent in government-owned stores, alleviating internal tension and providing the state with desperately needed foreign exchange.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Often he had felt torn by a tug-of-war between duty and honor—a tension, he thought, that might account for “a good portion of my psychic difficulties over the years.”
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
Vocabulary lists containing tension
"My Favorite Chaperone," Vocabulary from the short story
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