straining
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Tough water-quality rules are straining its wastewater plants, and it has been considering an expensive upgrade at one of them.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Eight in 10 Americans say gasoline prices are straining their household budgets, according to a new NPR/PBS News/Marist Poll.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
A senior U.S. official said the blockade is demonstrably crushing Iran’s economy—it is straining to store its unsold oil—and sparked fresh outreach by the regime to Washington.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
Anthropic said in an online post that fast growth is straining its infrastructure, which can affect reliability and performance for free and paid users.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
The ranges of the four voices overlap, but singers may find themselves straining or getting an unpleasant sound at the top or a weak sound at the bottom of their ranges.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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