under stress
Example Sentences
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The findings suggest that in multiple sclerosis, myelin-producing cells may come under stress and revert to a younger, less functional state instead of dying completely.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
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
Such abrupt rebounds are often characteristic of markets under stress.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
Today that warm financial embrace is suddenly under stress.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
This, under stress of the gallop, evidently translated itself into stiffness, which occasioned leaning with undue heaviness on the sound leg.
From Lodges in the Wilderness by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)
