under stress
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The global oil market is under stress from the Iran war, but by and large it does a good job of matching supply and demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Viral infections that have long since cleared from an active state can sometimes reemerge when the body is under stress.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
Both Stokes and McCullum previously denied that their relationship was put under stress during the Ashes.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
Some staff described concerns about a lack of "civility" between different teams working under stress, and managers who lacked awareness of "the reality of daily pressures".
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
And the shrewd old diplomatist succeeded in looking as though the barefaced bait he was dangling was a piece of effrontery he only dared moot under stress of the emergency.
From The Duke Decides by Headon Hill
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