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- noun Plural form of
stress . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
stress .
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Examples
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The Hebrew word stresses the emotional involvement.
The God of the Towel Jim McGuiggan 1997
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The Hebrew word stresses the emotional involvement.
The God of the Towel Jim McGuiggan 1997
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But couch surfing, he stresses, is much more than that - it is a way of life.
Danna Harman: Couch Surfing and Me Danna Harman 2010
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The stresses from the type of flying they do rip these planes to shreds.
This is the stuff teh interwebs are made of... wendigomountain 2009
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The stresses from the necessary poor posture for someone who is over 5'9 are enough that back pain is possible.
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But couch surfing, he stresses, is much more than that - it is a way of life.
Danna Harman: Couch Surfing and Me Danna Harman 2010
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Though Mr. Harkin stresses he is proud of his Navy record -- "I put my ass on the line day after day" -- he concedes now he never flew combat air patrols in Vietnam.
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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A particularly interesting book on phonetics which the author stresses is a course and not a book about phonetics is:
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You know how psychologists say there are five main stresses in life?
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But couch surfing, he stresses, is much more than that - it is a way of life.
Danna Harman: Couch Surfing and Me Danna Harman 2010
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