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stress

[stres] / strɛs /






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McQuillan said being placed on the register has increased her anxiety and stress.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

"It should absolutely send alarm bells ringing, as these hotter summers lead to increased heat stress, higher energy demand for cooling, and strain on infrastructure and public health systems."

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

Maybe you won’t be one of the patients for whom it causes unnecessary stress.

From Slate Sep. 9, 2026

The researchers found that caffeine's effects on this pathway can influence several cellular processes tied to aging and disease, including cell growth, stress responses, and DNA repair.

From Science Daily Sep. 9, 2026

She tried to balance military discipline with human kindness to help the young women of the 588th manage enormous physical and emotional stress.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

“The risk,” Bowler stresses, “is that a seemingly benign policy decision produces a disorderly bond market tantrum by undermining confidence in the broader policy mix.”

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

There, the bacteria could process information about environmental conditions, helping plants detect and respond to stresses such as drought or pest attacks.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

Zuckerberg’s screed stresses the need to “build trust and alignment with communities across the country” to better “accelerate the ability to build infrastructure.”

From Salon Sep. 4, 2026

“You have two stresses hitting bond markets around the globe at the same time: a structural supply problem from deficits and massive issuance rates of corporate and sovereign,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

But they did not count on the grueling traffic, on how far away everything seems, on how much is asked of volunteers to sustain the community, or on the stresses of a breadwinner’s travels.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

Trafficked animals are often weakened by the process of smuggling, stressed by the loss of their habitat and family group, and vulnerable to unfamiliar diseases.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

Active Cornwall's Rob Harrison said there were obviously physical benefits of getting out but stressed "the social element is massively important" too.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

Gates stressed AI’s potential upside, citing advances in medicine, education and assistance to farmers in poor countries.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

Gyllenhaal, from a well-connected Hollywood family that includes actor brother Jake, also stressed how AI companies were seeking to license the images of actors in order to reproduce them in digital form.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

“Janna, I made your favorite, salmon cakes,” Mom calls from too close to the door, her breathing, uneven and stressed, belying her chipper words.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

The offshore industry has been lobbying hard, stressing the economic and energy security benefits, but environmentalist argue that more drilling is incompatible with efforts to tackle climate change.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

He also cast doubt on the long-term future of three VW plants and an Audi factory, all in Germany, while stressing the company was searching for ways to keep them open into the 2030s.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

Yet in September, corporate borrowers already stressing the market with a huge supply of new bonds to finance the artificial-intelligence build-out are expected to kick things up a notch.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

Boat noise has been shown to affect whales in particular, stressing them out, disrupting their hunting and drowning out their ocean-spanning songs.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Felix had wasted most of the evening playing with his phone and the rest of the time stressing over money.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty




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