stress
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Research indicates that it can also influence several biological processes involved in disease progression, including cellular stress and inflammation.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
Opponents of the measure included doctors who said that it is "not backed by clinical guidelines, and would create unwarranted stress and harm for young girls."
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
Scottish ministers nevertheless continue to stress any oil and gas developments should be compatible with the government's ambitions to cut carbon emissions over time.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Software can also model different scenarios, like assuming a married filing status and then stress testing different outcomes if one spouse should die earlier than their expected longevity.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
“It’s okay. I got it. You start bringing the food out to the table and try to look happy, okay? Don’t stress Dad out.”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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Mr. Mikaberidze stresses larger consequences of the purchase, from the extension of slavery to the dispossession of Indian nations whose lands had been sold out from under their feet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
"My husband stresses that this is a time for unity, not for looking for people to blame," she said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Considered alongside an excellent lineup of contemporaries, “You Can See Everything” stresses that the genre isn’t about uncovering truths, but playing with our subjective relationship to them.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
People who exercise are more likely to eat well, not smoke, look after their heart health and have fewer financial stresses.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
That summer he taught a neighbor how to change the stresses on his garage frame so the door wouldn’t stick.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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Laura said her birthing experience with her son Arthur in June 2018 was "traumatic but incredibly quick" after he became "very stressed" in the final stages.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Gene editing is giving crops a way to tell farmers when they’re feeling stressed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
One early step occurs when stressed cell membranes release arachidonic acid, a fatty molecule that serves as the starting material for producing 5-oxoETE.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
Streichert stressed that Lufthansa had hedged over 80 percent its fuel costs for 2026, meaning they had it largely locked in prices and was less exposed to market volatility.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
Before the demonstrators left St. Joseph’s Church, Fuller and Ruffin stressed the need for discipline.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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She said the government was taking "these threats seriously", stressing that there were "established processes for dealing with hoax and malicious threats".
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
The defense attorney again raised fireworks as an alternative while stressing that Rinderknecht did not have to establish how the fire started.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Tesla is also stressing its margins through massive spending on A.I., so the company doesn’t look like the EV juggernaut it once was.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026
He instructed the Defense Department to stop looking for perfection in its tech, and buy off-the-shelf products that are good enough, stressing the urgency of modernizing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
Which is way better than stressing out about memorizing a bazillion lines and having everyone know how bad of a singer I am.
From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy
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