stressed
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For its part, the government has said it is up to parents to decide when their children go to bed, but stressed the importance of attending school on Monday morning.
From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026
Painter stressed that the Founding Fathers were so afraid of foreign influence — and the possibility of getting dragged into alliances and wars — that they put provisions like that clause in the Constitution.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 2, 2026
Klarna stressed that the award remains subject to appeal by Google.
From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026
Some of the world’s most-respected investors, including Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, Terry Smith, Bill Nygren and Joel Greenblatt have stressed distributable cash over accounting profits.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026
“Right? That’s visualization. You can do it anytime. If you start to feel stressed or overwhelmed, you can always just…‘Go to the Pool.’
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
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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