tension
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Tension is rising as Washington waits for Tehran to respond to its latest offer of a deal to extend a truce to allow the foes to enter peace negotiations.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
Tension begins over her refusal to sign a petition at school.
From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026
Tension on the committee was on display in the written record of the Fed’s Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025
Tension underlies the preparation for the festivities: Nick is arriving home after a stint of several months in a psychiatric institution, after crippling anxiety forced him to withdraw from college.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 26, 2025
Tension on the line locks the keg under the front seat and then the skiff jerks out from under my feet.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
Vocabulary lists containing tension
"My Favorite Chaperone," Vocabulary from the short story
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