under stress
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A fund holding consumer and small-business loans made by companies including Affirm and Block is the latest corner of the private-credit market to come under stress.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
The cells produced higher levels of energy molecules while resting but struggled to boost energy production when under stress.
From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026
But under stress, this interconnectedness could rapidly transmit shocks.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026
No one in a position to insist on safeguards actually knew how they would perform under stress.
From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026
These partial examples, although each instance may seem small enough, indicate collectively a good deal of enemy trade which has found devious routes under stress of war.
From South America and the War by Kirkpatrick, F. A. (Frederick Alexander)
