How to Use under stress in a Sentence

under stress

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  • Forests, too, are under stress.
    Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • But the rope then severed under stress.
    Logan Smith, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
  • Cramps are a sign that the body’s process for dumping heat is under stress.
    Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2024
  • If a team cannot demonstrate that a control works under stress, it is not done.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Fatigue gets filed under stress or aging.
    Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Some fruits can lack freshness and become less sweet or tarty under stress.
    Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
  • They were adopted as a pair, but sometimes, even the strongest bonds can break under stress.
    Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2025
  • But its location in the heart of skid row puts its management under stress.
    Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The jostling of the brain tugs at neural tissue, placing cells and blood vessels under stress.
    Celia Ford, WIRED, 12 Sep. 2023
  • This aluminum gives the keyboard a nice rigidity that keeps it from flexing under stress.
    PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Smart decisions under stress come from structure, not instinct alone.
    Fazila Shahid, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The findings also suggest that sleep evolved long before the brain to help maintain cells under stress.
    New Atlas, 24 Jan. 2026
  • When under stress, the fat cells break down, releasing a blitz of cannabinoids into the bloodstream.
    Molly Sullivan, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The mice under stress consumed the artificial sweetener three times as much as the mice who were not.
    Byalexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 8 June 2023
  • But power has become a major issue surrounding the project, in a state where the grid is under stress.
    Scott Cohn, CNBC, 9 July 2026
  • Materials are upscale but tough, so kids can do their worst and this cabin is not going to wilt under stress.
    Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • The formulations held up under stress.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The crop insurance system is already under stress from climate change.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 30 July 2024
  • Requiring banks to hold more capital could help mitigate risks that arise when banks are under stress.
    Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 10 July 2023
  • But consumer sentiment has remained tepid at best this year and many household budgets are still under stress.
    J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 10 July 2024
  • And getting the gear means carrying it, maintaining it, and knowing how to use it under stress.
    Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Along the way, seek and learn from feedback, follow direction and learn to manage your emotions under stress.
    Sir Gary Kong, Forbes.com, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Further, a dividend yield that is very high may suggest that a stock’s price is slumping and the business is under stress.
    Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 22 May 2025
  • The stock market was under stress, inflation was running wild, and housing began to stall.
    Lance Lambert, Fortune, 20 July 2023
  • Academic success means little if a child crumbles under stress.
    Dr. Mona Amin, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2025
  • And every person has a nervous system that either contracts under stress or expands to hold it.
    Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The entire commercial real estate sector has been under stress since rates rose.
    Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Serious cracks or bulges in the flooring indicate that the structure of the building is under stress.
    Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Mar. 2025
  • If the mouth is full of inflammation, bacteria, or pain, the body and brain are constantly under stress.
    Chris Gallagher, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
  • My daughter was under stress for a long time and had been hiding her issues from her fiance, trying to be the perfect person in front of him.
    Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025

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