under stress
idiom
: dealing with something that causes worry or anxiety
I'm sorry for being grumpy. I've been under a lot of stress at work lately.
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Introducing cuts should significantly reduce Young’s modulus, a measure of how robust the material is under stress.
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Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
After a monthlong break, study participants showed a reduction in a liver enzyme that is typically elevated when the liver is under stress — which suggests a positive effect.
—Malaka Gharib, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Brazil is enduring its worst drought since nationwide measurements began over seven decades ago, with 59% of the country under stress — an area roughly half the size of the U.S. Major Amazon basin rivers are registering historic lows.
—Gabriela Sa Pessoa and Felipe Campos Mello, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
These microbiomes play an essential role in nutrient uptake and growth in plants, improving resilience against pathogens and sustaining plant growth under stress.
—Kathy Willis, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2024
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Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
After a monthlong break, study participants showed a reduction in a liver enzyme that is typically elevated when the liver is under stress — which suggests a positive effect.
—Malaka Gharib, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Brazil is enduring its worst drought since nationwide measurements began over seven decades ago, with 59% of the country under stress — an area roughly half the size of the U.S. Major Amazon basin rivers are registering historic lows.
—Gabriela Sa Pessoa and Felipe Campos Mello, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
These microbiomes play an essential role in nutrient uptake and growth in plants, improving resilience against pathogens and sustaining plant growth under stress.
—Kathy Willis, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Under stress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20stress. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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