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Private credit is under growing strain, despite industry’s upbeat tone.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

Researchers are now exploring ways to reduce some of that strain.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026

Bubic initially landed on the injured list in mid-May with a low-grade flexor strain in his left forearm, he specified.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

Wolbachia occurs naturally in mosquitoes, and scientists found they could exploit it: if the male carries the bacteria but the female does not, or carries a different strain, sterilization occurs.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

I strain my eyes, hoping for another gray whale sighting.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

As Sunday night turned into Monday morning, and the strains of fiddles and flutes drifted through the city streets, people hailed the success of Belfast's first ever All-Ireland Fleadh.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

As a result, seasonal flu shots can be less protective against unforeseen strains.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

In areas experiencing severe outbreaks shortages of certain testing supplies have created supply-chain strains.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

Quinine just barely keeps my malaria in check, and there are resistant strains here now.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Inquests into inmates' deaths heard claims of strained relations between the two firms, including Serco managers moving to other prisons and trying to recruit officers from Lowdham Grange.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

That’s not a sentiment against true love; it’s more a nod to strained credibility and a feeling of general exhaustion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

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

Relations between Zelensky and his US counterpart Donald Trump have been strained and, at times, stormy.

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

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

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

Chief Executive David Zaslav opted not to renew the pricey basketball contract as Warner has been straining to pay down debt brought on by its last merger in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Persistent risks to regional shipping could push oil well above $100 a barrel, analysts say, stoking inflation and straining an already fragile global economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

Bond markets in the West are straining to contain yields.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 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

I moved relentlessly over the evening, back and forth, straining to remember exact words, telling inflections, any subtle insults or kindnesses I might’ve missed, and my mind—quite willingly—supplied various distortions.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt