stress
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Supporters stress that psychedelic therapy is very different from recreational drug use.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
"On day two, you could see the stress," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
After coffee returned to their diets, both groups reported lower perceived stress, depression and impulsivity scores.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
“Probate can add costs, administrative burdens and stress for families during a period of grief. It also impacts privacy and can complicate asset management.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 27, 2026
Breath comes back into my body, the stress of it all lifted.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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She stresses that the charity relies on donations, but says they are also getting rid of huge amounts of people's stuff.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
It stresses that juggling a governorship and a national campaign is nearly impossible, and suggests that while leaving Sacramento removes that conflict, it does not resolve doubts about whether voters will ultimately embrace him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
“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
By the decade’s end, its developers say, the site will be home to a nuclear-fusion facility designed to subject weapons parts to the sorts of stresses they would experience in an all-out nuclear blast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
She stresses the verb confessing as if their father were actually being pious in looking ahead for his daughters.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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However, it stressed that much of the material found would be unrelated to the inquiry's terms of reference.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Xi did not reply in kind but rather stressed their two countries’ overlapping “interests.”
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026
However, he stressed that France was “not getting involved in any conflict,” adding that the decision had been finalized with Saudi authorities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Gen. Keith Ellison stressed that the deal should not be seen as an endorsement of the merger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
He had his hands on his waist and his chin was jutting out like it did when he was stressed at practice.
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
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BOJ policymakers have repeatedly warned that underlying inflation could overshoot their 2% target, stressing the need to closely monitor upside risks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
In addition, Cruz expressed a need for guardrails while stressing the importance of beating China in the AI race.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
"Every museum in the world is stressing now," Brand says.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Kennedy said the senior signal-caller was walking up and down the sideline, talking to teammates and stressing a “next drive” mentality.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
At the house, I figured my parents were fighting because the move was stressing them out.
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
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