strained

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Relations strained further when US troops killed al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden on Pakistani soil in 2011 without telling Islamabad, and Pakistan faced accusations of complicity in harbouring the fugitive.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The disruption to global shipments caused by the war in the Middle East has strained cooking gas supplies in India.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

The Dodgers placed Mookie Betts on the injured list after learning he suffered a strained right oblique and called up Hyeseong Kim from Oklahoma City.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

The forward curve shows a relatively healthy environment, but the physical market is one of severely strained supply.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The water had to be strained through gauze to remove the reindeer hair that had gotten into it—the hair had gotten into everything.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong