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: subjected to or affected by stress
The feeling that one must show up for work even if one is too sick, stressed [=stressed-out], or distracted to be productive.—
Paul McFedries
As important as training is to distance running, the time devoted to repair stressed muscles between races is even more crucial.—
Joseph Hall
That translates into a drought, and stressed trees are highly susceptible to beetle infestations.—
Jim Robbins
… the soundscape inside these vehicles, punctuated by mechanical rattles and the groans of stressed metal …—
Chris Knight
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- The business’s new computer system proved not to be a panacea.


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