Example Sentences

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The AI build-out is straining supplies of raw materials and electricity, a source of price pressure tied to a boom, not a slump.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Now disagreements over Lebanon and negotiations with Tehran are straining the partnership.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The government has started austerity programs to reduce energy use and rushed out subsidies to cushion the impact, straining its fiscal health.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

The government has started austerity programs to reduce energy use and rushed out subsidies to cushion the impact, straining its fiscal health.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

Not even when I passed John Henry straining against the grasp of several bosslings.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia