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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Yet while elite athletes receive mental and physical training to excel under stress, most employees are left to push through on their own.
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Elan Gepner-Dales, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Texas is an example of a place where undocumented students are particularly under stress.
—Vanessa Delgado, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2025
Yield strength describes the point at which a material permanently deforms under stress, marking the boundary between elastic flexibility and structural failure – crucial for engineers designing load-bearing structures.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
Leaders often push harder under stress without realizing their behaviors are the problem.
—Jeanne M. Stafford, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Elan Gepner-Dales, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Texas is an example of a place where undocumented students are particularly under stress.
—Vanessa Delgado, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2025
Yield strength describes the point at which a material permanently deforms under stress, marking the boundary between elastic flexibility and structural failure – crucial for engineers designing load-bearing structures.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
Leaders often push harder under stress without realizing their behaviors are the problem.
—Jeanne M. Stafford, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Under stress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20stress. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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