strain

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The team learned earlier this week that Luka Doncic has a Grade 2 left hamstring strain and will be out for the remainder of the regular season — and perhaps beyond.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Video calls, streaming, virtual reality, and connected devices all rely on networks that are already under heavy strain.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

"Parts of the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America face the added strain of higher food and fertilizer prices and tighter financial conditions," the IMF said in a post on its website.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Medium and larger-sized producers are bracing for rises in energy prices as contracts are up for renewal, while smaller producers that buy on the spot are already feeling the strain, the federation said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

In 1920, when they were trapped at Riverbank, he had grown thin and listless under the strain.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield