The phrase "a major stress" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing significant sources of stress in various contexts, such as work, personal life, or health.
Example: "The upcoming deadline is causing a major stress in my life, affecting my sleep and concentration."
Alternatives: "a significant source of stress" or "a considerable stressor."
Kim Jong-un is putting a major stress on economic development and on building a "knowledge-based economy".
Chronic loneliness, his work has shown, is associated with increased levels of cortisol, a major stress hormone, as well as higher vascular resistance, which can raise blood pressure and decrease blood flow to vital organs.
Line one, for instance, shouldn't be sounded as a three-beat trochaic line (tum-te-tum-te-tum) but with a major stress at the beginning and end of the line: tum te-te-te-tum.
The stressor initiated a major stress response as indicated by increased normalised expression of two stress-responsive genes, Transcription Factor JUNB and cytochrome C (pink salmon only).
Playing drums was a major stress reliever for Christian Bale's character Michael Burry in The Big Short, so the actor had to learn how to play a few beats convincingly.
Since bacteria in foods often encounter various cold environments during food processing, such as chilling, cold chain distribution, and cold storage, lower temperatures can become a major stress environment for foodborne pathogens.
SED1 is a major stress-induced gene in S. cerevisiae, and the expression level increases during stressful industrial fermentation such as sake brewing [ 22, 40].
Organize walks or hikes; studies show that exposure to nature is a major stress-reducer.
Fornace, A. J. Jr ,Alamo, I. Jr ,Hollander, M. C. & Lamoreaux, E. Ubiquitin mRNA is a major stress-induced transcript in mammalian cells.
Hemoglobin mRNA can be found in red blood cells38, 7SL is an abundant cytoplasmic RNA39 and ubiquitin mRNA can be a major stress-induced transcript in mammalian cells40.
The Chelungpu fault comprises three dominant fault zones (Hirono et al. 20062008), and the shallowest fault zone is most likely the one that slipped during the Chi-Chi earthquake because recent heating and a major stress-orientation anomaly were observed in that zone (Kano et al. 2006; Wu et al. 2007).
