stressed
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Hayes stressed that the fund is a “performing credit fund.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
Rowbottom’s willingness to move toward culturally uncomfortable material is central to her work, he stressed, treating so-called lowbrow or feminine cultural obsessions not as guilty pleasures, but as material worthy of literary merit.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
Despite the possible cases of the virus outside Africa, the WHO has stressed repeatedly that its global spread is highly unlikely.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
Despite the promising findings, the researchers stressed that the results should be interpreted cautiously.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
Overstuffed suitcases tied with ropes or hastily taped together had given way, and people’s underwear, baby diapers, and ratty shoes pushed through the stressed seams where everyone could see them.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
Vocabulary lists containing stressed
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STAAR English II: Elements of Literature 2
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I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018
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