unstressed
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Even after experiencing stress both early in development and again as adults, mice with reduced SETD7 activity behaved much like unstressed animals.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
Now imagine yourself in total control of your money, unstressed, thriving, deciding how you’ll spend your credit card cash-back rewards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2021
Pausing at the unstressed sound in the middle of word, she collected herself, started again, and nailed the second 'e', jumping for joy on stage when told she was correct.
From Reuters ● Jul. 9, 2021
Pick a time when you’re both calm and relatively unstressed, have eaten, had enough sleep, and have plenty of time to talk.
From Slate ● Feb. 16, 2021
Arsis, a confusing term sometimes borrowed from classical prosody for the stressed element of a foot; the unstressed element is called Thesis.
From The Principles of English Versification by Paull Franklin Baum
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