stressor
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Whitney blamed the loss of their business in 2025 as a major stressor on their relationship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
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
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
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
Among the 75% of employees who say rising costs are a top stressor, half said the stress causes them to feel distracted at work, Fidelity said.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 15, 2025
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