overworked
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People with asthma and other respiratory conditions face serious health risks under reduced and overworked health services.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
The Navy attributed the incidents on the Truman in part to staffing shortages on the carrier and fatigue among overworked sailors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
Nearly half of the teachers surveyed by the party in England said they were planning to quit the classroom in the next five years, with many saying they felt overworked and stressed.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
She expanded her audience when in 1980 she played an overworked, underappreciated secretary alongside Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin in “9 to 5.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Colonel Hawkins had been in the habit of keeping them locked in the chest in the library, but he had become sloppy and overworked since the rebel victories.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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