stressor
Example Sentences
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This means someone could go through much of life with flexible joints, but an "external environmental stressor" could come along, worsening everything.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Classroom technology use has been a stressor for India Brookover of Granada Hills, whose daughter will be entering transitional kindergarten, or TK, next year and whose screen time in preschool has been near zero.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026
Because the chickenpox varicella-zoster virus remains dormant in the nervous system, it is plausible that it is a chronic stressor causing chronic inflammation, says Geldsetzer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 6, 2025
Still, financial concerns are often a main stressor for near- and current retirees.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2025
For eight consecutive days, participants reported any daily stressors they experienced within the previous 24 hours and whether each stressor was resolved by the end of the day.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2025
