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Common collocations with strain in American Collocation

strain noun

US/streɪn/

a lot

considerable
enormous
great
huge
immense
severe
tremendous
unbearable

The number of strikers was approaching 30,000 and the nation’s economy was under severe strain.

too much

excessive
undue
unnecessary

A well-implemented system cause deliver high productivity without putting undue strain on the workforce.

more

added
additional
extra
more

A repeat of the heavy spring floods in recent years would put added strain on the insurance industry.

of a particular type

economic
emotional
financial
psychological

The emotional strain our family was under following my son’s cancer diagnosis was immense.