stress
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His next holiday will be a cruise leaving from Southampton, allowing him to avoid the stress he associates with flying.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Some bank executives have said that tokenized money-market funds could serve as high-speed collateral that can be moved instantly to back up trades during periods of stress.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
But the 35-year-old actor recalls witnessing the stress and insecurities experienced by friends over who had the most followers, or who followed who on social media.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Survivors, including the Aharons, suffer from post-traumatic stress.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
I skim one article, feeling sick to my stomach as I read the words “overuse injury” and “could lead to a stress fracture” and “weeks or months to resolve.”
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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It’s a dazzling selection that stresses the variety of Pollock’s paintings from this brief period, their common technique notwithstanding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Together, these stresses can place additional pressure on ecosystems ranging from seagrass beds to coral reefs.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
As climate change stresses California’s water systems, figuring out how to take advantage of big storms when they come has never been so important.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
Gratton has tested light aircraft and stresses the importance of a human in the loop.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
That summer he taught a neighbor how to change the stresses on his garage frame so the door wouldn’t stick.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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Most assessed that another quarter-point hike would likely be appropriate before the end of the year, but stressed the decision was not final.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
The companies said they also plan to work on new power generation, battery storage and demand response programs that shift or reduce power consumption when the grid is stressed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
But Russian officials stressed that postmortem tests had not detected the disease.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Sermanni stressed that the union had not accepted the pay and grading package and said the "fight for improvements" was not over.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Usually even when Mom is stressed, she doesn’t look it.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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On Tuesday, Rubio sought to smooth over such difficulties, stressing that Washington wouldn’t expand its military activities in Iceland without the country’s cooperation and emphasizing U.S. respect for its sovereignty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
"This is not some kind of panacea," he said, stressing that the turrets were part of "an integrated air defence system that provides engagement of these targets at different tiers".
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
BOJ policymakers have repeatedly warned that underlying inflation could overshoot their 2% target, stressing the need to closely monitor upside risks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
As Pollock gave an interview on Monday, soberly stressing that the forthcoming season could be his last at the club, his straight face briefly broke as Mitchell smirked at him from across the room.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Meanwhile, the judge kept stressing that the evidence wasn't newly discovered and should have been presented at trial, so it couldn't create a basis for a stay of execution.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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