under stress
Example Sentences
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The latest round of exchanges adds pressure to a preliminary peace deal already under stress.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
"By running the earthquake history of Southern California as a simulation, we can estimate the extent to which the fault system is already under stress today."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2026
Both Stokes and McCullum previously denied that their relationship was put under stress during the Ashes.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
Downward revisions to consumer spending in the first quarter, alongside a slowdown in April, "point to a consumer coming under stress," he added.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
He who was wont to be over-prudent, even under stress of extreme and unendurable provocation, now threw prudence to the winds.
From The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan by Lewis Wingfield
