under stress
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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
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
A fund holding consumer and small-business loans made by companies including Affirm and Block is the latest corner of the private-credit market to come under stress.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
The cells produced higher levels of energy molecules while resting but struggled to boost energy production when under stress.
From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026
Every hour of every day of his life is given to the close study of the subjects upon which he is at last called upon to write under stress of tremendous hurry.
From Recollections of a Varied Life by Eggleston, George Cary
