stress
noun
importance attached to a thing.
are stressing
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present progressiveof stress.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Today, Canada's lobsters are "doing better," Brady told AFP, because while temperature increases in Maine waters are stressing lobster populations, "that's not the case up in Canada."
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
They were like, “Sir, you need to slow down. You are stressing your body to the maximum.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
Administration officials are stressing that overturning the regulation will save more than $1tn and will help cut the price of energy and transport.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026
Applebee’s introduced a $9.99 meal deal in November, and others, like Red Robin, are stressing low prices in their marketing.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2025
Psychology and the outlook of modern life are stressing the growth of independent responsibility and discrimination as the true basis of ethics.
From The Pivot of Civilization by Margaret Sanger
