stressed
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A stressed daughter who is caring for her sick mother leaves her in the emergency department and then can't be found.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Federal officials stressed that this did not suddenly exonerate the lettuce.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
“When the conversation becomes a dinner-table conversation, it’s going to become, definitely, a board-level conversation,” said Shah, who stressed the importance of keeping human control over AI in these chats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Kennedy stressed that if receivers get open-field one-on-ones, they will have to turn five-yard receptions into 10-, 15- or 20-yard plays to keep the defense honest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Olanna stressed the have, placed an exaggerated emphasis on it.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Vocabulary lists containing stressed
Emotions on Display
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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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