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Now disagreements over Lebanon and negotiations with Tehran are straining the partnership.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The government has started austerity programs to reduce energy use and rushed out subsidies to cushion the impact, straining its fiscal health.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

The government has started austerity programs to reduce energy use and rushed out subsidies to cushion the impact, straining its fiscal health.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

His sculpture, in a shade of teal that’s surprisingly regal, spreads across the ground, flaps of steel straining to lift themselves just inches off the surface as a couple plates have effortfully pulled themselves upright.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

I ask, my arms straining against the door.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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