under stress
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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 cells produced higher levels of energy molecules while resting but struggled to boost energy production when under stress.
From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026
If enough private-credit funds come under stress at the same time, the pain doesn’t stay contained.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026
A person who has had neuralgia previously may, and very likely will, during this epoch, be subject to recurrence of the old affection under stress of exhaustion of any kind.
From Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it by Anstie, Francis E.