under stress

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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

Identifying what caused this sudden reversal could offer valuable insight into how Earth's climate system behaves under stress.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 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

But under stress, this interconnectedness could rapidly transmit shocks.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 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 Hill, Headon