burned out
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Despite his rapid rise to the top of the jazz world, Rollins felt burned out in 1959 and decided to take time off to work on what he felt were the limitations in his music.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
In 2015, after 18 years as the managing director of a university research lab in Philadelphia, I was burned out and thinking of taking a midcareer break to reset and do some travel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
However, BCG and others do not see it as a case of AI causing people to get burned out on their jobs.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
He was burned out on activism, and mostly stayed out of it.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
The lightbulb over the sink in the back room had burned out, and Jimmy didn’t have any extras.
From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead
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