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stress

[stres] / strɛs /






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“The first days at home with a newborn should be focused on the love, connection, and joy of an expanded family, not stress about affording diapers,” Johnson said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Kemp made her England debut aged 17 but by the age of 19 had suffered two back stress fractures, one of which meant she was unable to bowl competitively for 14 months.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Manila-based geopolitical analyst Don McLain Gill told AFP this year that while the Philippines could be expected to stress maritime security, any pact China would agree to would lack teeth.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Engaging your imagination just for the sake of it can reduce stress and liberate you from perfectionism.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Cummings was just trying to release some stress by confiding in someone; she assumed it would go no further.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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