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the burden on one's emotional or mental well-being created by demands on one's time with a full-time job and her college courses, the young woman is under a lot of stress right now

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Recent Examples of stress
Noun
Tech troubles delayed our first film rushes by a few days, adding to our stress. Wash Westmoreland, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025 Cannabis contains compounds called cannabinoids (like THC and CBD) that interact with the body’s endocannabinoid system, which helps regulate things like mood, pain, and stress. Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
Verb
The dangers of replicating humans and the potential for unethical abuse of the technology are stressed in a dour warning by a senior official on Earth, played with fiery authority in her final screen role by the redoubtable Haydn Gwynne, to whom the film is dedicated. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025 This, Thomson stressed, was nothing more than a suggestion. Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for stress 
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Noun
  • Still, some inflationary pressure from wage gains is being offset by U.S. productivity growth, which allows companies to pay more and earn fatter profits without raising prices.
    COMPILED BYDEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFFFROM WIRE REPORTS, arkansasonline.com, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Fried could take some pressure off Carlos Rodón following a relative bounce-back year, while Luis Gil and Clarke Schmidt will continue to develop at the back of the rotation following strong 2024 seasons.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Our society makes way too much emphasis on catering to people who can’t or won’t deal with their inability to adapt to things.
    Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
  • The security package for the Super Bowl includes as many as 600 uniformed law enforcement members on the ground, patrolling the city, with emphasis around the French Quarter, DeLaune said.
    Jason Morris, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • News outlets whose owners worry about lawsuits or government harassment rein in their investigative teams and their most aggressive reporters.
    STEVEN LEVITSKY, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2025
  • While some are left to worry about Bennu's low probability of impact, the IBS researchers used advanced climate models and the supercomputer Aleph to figure out what would happen after.
    Victoria Corless, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Trump and Vice President JD Vance have emphasized that cuts to Social Security and Medicare are largely off the table except for fraud and abuse.
    Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Feb. 2025
  • However, Surya emphasized that her goal with This City is a Battlefield was never to make a documentary.
    Sara Merican, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Research by Rutgers University highlighted how transformative the virtual office was.
    Gene Myers, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
  • This ruling highlights the legal challenges posed by the integration of AI in creative fields.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • An interruption in treatments could allow HIV to rebound in less than a month, in some cases, and could lead to more resistant strains arising, Dr. Craig Spencer, an emergency medicine physician and professor at Brown University School of Public Health, told CNN.
    Hira Humayun, CNN, 16 Feb. 2025
  • If Realmuto or Schwarber moonlighted at first base, that could reduce some strain on Harper, who would have more DH days as a result.
    Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Keeping the focus on historically underserved communities in the mortgage market is an apt way to observe Black History Month, Neal thinks.
    Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
  • According to Sharpe, the focus for this pivotal 2025 season for Steffen and the club, especially with a 2026 World Cup roster spot on the line, is to find more consistency.
    Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Offering health-conscious customers discounts or cash-back rewards for buying healthy items reinforces positive behavior while strengthening customer loyalty.
    Jon Jacobson, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Her plan, Jud said, was probably only reinforced after his mom endured the death of Regenhardt on April 25, 2023.
    Tim Botos, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025

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“Stress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stress. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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