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
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
When mitochondria increase their oxygen consumption under stress, they can lower the amount of oxygen available inside chloroplasts.
From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026
Today that warm financial embrace is suddenly under stress.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
These partial examples, although each instance may seem small enough, indicate collectively a good deal of enemy trade which has found devious routes under stress of war.
From South America and the War by Kirkpatrick, F. A. (Frederick Alexander)
