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Cancer's strongest gene control regions also appear to be locations of repeated DNA strain.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026

Ryan is one of the Dodgers’ top two pitching prospects, but he has been limited by a recurring hamstring strain this season in triple A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026

The current outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the virus.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

“The later one is in starting a family, the more you can push against the strain of aging parents,” Keydel said.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

Only, when the noise of the radio softens and Emmett’s and George’s voices strain, Axel can’t help but dip in and out of their words instead of his own good thoughts.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

This burden strains cash flow and leaves little wiggle room for unexpected expenses.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

The darker strains in his comedies have been drawn out by directors eager to show there’s more to the playwright than his drawing room panache.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Authorities are also considering a dengue vaccine, but health experts have suggested that it would be hard to develop such a vaccine given the four distinct strains of the virus.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

That most of these impressions were formed outside the tournament’s 104 matches helps explain why this World Cup hit harder than more traditional strains of soft power.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

They were waltzing to the strains of ‘Build Me a Bower of Moonbeams’.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Maybe she thinks she needs to lay out a strained justification for her circa-2020 comments in order to demonstrate an inner conviction to the public.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

The scenes in Ceuta have strained relations among some of the EU's 27 member states.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

Relations between India and Bangladesh, strained under the interim administration that took power after Hasina's fall, have stabilised since Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman took office in February.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

What follows — the drained reserves, the mismatched oil, the strained grid and the price we all pay — is the fallout.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

His hands were white from pinching, and he shook as he strained against the thread.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

Since June, a succession of heat waves have pummeled the continent, straining its infrastructure and drying out swaths of territory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Bond markets in the West are straining to contain yields.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

Darling-Hammond described a system straining to keep pace with a changing economy, in which students increasingly move in and out of college and blend academic coursework with hands-on career training.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

Iraqi troops burnt hundreds of Kuwaiti oil wells as they withdrew after their 1991 defeat, straining the country's energy resources and causing an environmental crisis.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

Giraffes hadn’t arisen from straining antelopes needing skeletal neck-braces.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee