under stress
Example Sentences
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With plans twisted out of shape, and under stress and scrutiny, they won all the same.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
"And when we're already under stress, that timing may deliver a 'double hit' to gut health."
From Science Daily • May 1, 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
A fund holding consumer and small-business loans made by companies including Affirm and Block is the latest corner of the private-credit market to come under stress.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
The more generally accepted view of modern science is that law and custom are things slowly evolved under stress of human circumstances.
From Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Lang, Andrew
