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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The walleye is increasingly under stress from climate change and its decline could get worse, writes Caitlin Looby at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2024
Balon’s ability to halt the ribosome’s activity in its tracks is a critical adaptation for a microbe under stress, said Mee-Ngan Frances Yap, a microbiologist at Northwestern University who wasn’t involved in the work.
—Dan Samorodnitsky, Quanta Magazine, 5 June 2024
His Health and Human Performance Laboratory studies what makes people resilient under stress, the science of mindfulness meditation training, and wellness.
—J. David Creswell, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2023
By Andrea Navarro / Bloomberg May 10, 2024 12:00 AM EDT
Mexico is fighting 159 active wildfires across the country amid the year’s second heat wave that has also put the nation’s power grid under stress.
—Andrea Navarro / Bloomberg, TIME, 10 May 2024
Some fruits can lack freshness and become less sweet or tarty under stress.
—Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
When under stress, the fat cells break down, releasing a blitz of cannabinoids into the bloodstream.
—Molly Sullivan, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024
However, neurologists say blanking on the names of acquaintances or having difficulty remembering dates from the past, especially when under stress, can simply be part of normal aging.
—Ghael Fobes, NBC News, 10 Feb. 2024
In just the last month, however, their Portuguese Bend home has started shifting under stress from intensifying land movement: Cracks have snaked up their walls, cupboards can no longer close, doorways have split at the seams and brick pavers are separating.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2024
Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2024
Balon’s ability to halt the ribosome’s activity in its tracks is a critical adaptation for a microbe under stress, said Mee-Ngan Frances Yap, a microbiologist at Northwestern University who wasn’t involved in the work.
—Dan Samorodnitsky, Quanta Magazine, 5 June 2024
His Health and Human Performance Laboratory studies what makes people resilient under stress, the science of mindfulness meditation training, and wellness.
—J. David Creswell, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2023
By Andrea Navarro / Bloomberg May 10, 2024 12:00 AM EDT
Mexico is fighting 159 active wildfires across the country amid the year’s second heat wave that has also put the nation’s power grid under stress.
—Andrea Navarro / Bloomberg, TIME, 10 May 2024
Some fruits can lack freshness and become less sweet or tarty under stress.
—Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
When under stress, the fat cells break down, releasing a blitz of cannabinoids into the bloodstream.
—Molly Sullivan, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024
However, neurologists say blanking on the names of acquaintances or having difficulty remembering dates from the past, especially when under stress, can simply be part of normal aging.
—Ghael Fobes, NBC News, 10 Feb. 2024
In just the last month, however, their Portuguese Bend home has started shifting under stress from intensifying land movement: Cracks have snaked up their walls, cupboards can no longer close, doorways have split at the seams and brick pavers are separating.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2024
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