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de-stress

British  

verb

  1. to become or cause to become less stressed or anxious

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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But the difference was pretty minimal: The women with the highest life-stress scores gave birth, on average, about two days before women with lower scores.

From Slate • Feb. 20, 2013

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