tension
Example Sentences
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has sought to calm tensions, acknowledging protesters' "legitimate demands", and called on the government Thursday to take action to improve the economic situation.
From Barron's
That tension, more than any single record, may be the clearest sign yet of how the global box office has changed.
From MarketWatch
She also explores the natural tension between adult kids and their parents.
Oil nudged down as traders closed out a year in which oversupply fears pushed the commodity lower, despite ongoing geopolitical tensions.
The drills, however, prompted statements of concern about heightened tensions from U.S. lawmakers, and from around the world, including the European Union, the U.K.,
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
