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strain

[streyn] / streɪn /










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Signs of strain also are showing in India, where the share of micro loans at least 30 days overdue tripled to 6.2% in 12 months to March 2025, the most recent data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

As a former political advisor to Britain’s Conservative Party, Hilton helped usher in a green, socially liberal strain of conservatism.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The U.S. withdrawal from international agencies and the strain USAID’s end put on surveillance and response systems were key to allowing Ebola to spread unchecked, several experts told me.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

The tension is real, and families are feeling the strain.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

But a mystic strain ran through Mother’s extended family.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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