under stress
Example Sentences
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Green complained a month later Ong's behaviour was "putting everyone under stress, and having an impact on their wellbeing", and Ong was suspended.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
The IMF urges policymakers to monitor these and other vulnerabilities and be ready to act should the financial system come under stress.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
Identifying what caused this sudden reversal could offer valuable insight into how Earth's climate system behaves under stress.
From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026
Today that warm financial embrace is suddenly under stress.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
The End of the Third Act.14 Have you noticed that people under stress of strong emotion stop to depict their emotional condition, to analyze it, or neatly to apostrophize fate or Providence?
From Dramatic Technique by Baker, George Pierce
