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strain

[streyn] / streɪn /










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A month together during the 2024 Copa America appeared to strain the dressing room.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

The rate at which tectonic plates are moving past one another in Venezuela is similar to how fast seismic strain is accumulating on the San Andreas fault in California, Jones said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

Weight-bearing exercises, such as walking, dancing or jogging stimulate bone formation by placing strain on the skeleton.

From Science Daily • Jun. 25, 2026

But running through it all is a strain of true affection for the people and culture of the nation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

Dasch informed Traynor that he had been through "considerable mental strain and hardship" and he had a long story to tell but he only wanted to tell it in his own way.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple




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