stressed
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The original San Diego staging, which stressed Mexican folklore, was charming but static.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Levin, the California Democratic congressman, stressed that TAE is “a very real company,” albeit with lots of competition, and that he has twice visited its headquarters.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
If you’re stressed and craving a bag of chips or a bag of M&M’s, please, enjoy them!
From Salon • May 17, 2026
The Danish Environmental Protection Agency said that while it understood "the considerable public interest in this particular whale," it stressed that people should keep a safe distance and refrain from approaching the whale.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
“I wouldn’t be so stressed about getting this promotion if you took the hardware store job,” Mom says under her breath.
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
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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