stressor
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If future studies confirm the connection, the researchers say it could offer clues about why some patients remain chronically ill even after the initial infection, stressor, or other trigger is no longer present.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
"It's often, for them, not one enormous stressor," she says.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Rising demands for defense spending are another stressor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 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
Still, financial concerns are often a main stressor for near- and current retirees.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2025
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