busy
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Ahead of the action, easyJet urged staff to call off the strike on such a busy weekend.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
On a busy road across from a dry cleaner, the storefront entrance blends into the real tire shop it’s attached to.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Miller's podcast, launched last August, is targeted toward conservative women and busy mothers.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
They have three back-to-backs during the busy stretch from the season opener to the end of a three-game road trip in Milwaukee on Nov. 11.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
We moved her out of the tiny bedroom facing the brick wall, down to Tante Jans’s front room where she could watch the busy life of the Barteljorisstraat.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Americans were living busier lives, with longer commutes, and as more women entered the workforce, getting domestic errands done efficiently became key.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
"At the weekend it gets busier, but otherwise..." one hotel manager said, trailing off.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
“I’m as busy or busier than I’ve ever been,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
He turned down a chance to coach his country in 2006, believing that the busier fixture list at Wasps would suit him better as he grieved the death of his brother.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
The third floor is even busier than the fourth.
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
He said services had been unable to immediately meet demand at points during the busiest 24-hour period from Thursday afternoon.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
And he said the chain’s drive-throughs needed to get better at handling demand during the busiest hours — noting that by focusing too much on cost savings, the company had hurt its competitive standing.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026
Reifenberg has leased space for an additional branch of his Scum & Villany bar and restaurant on Palm Avenue under the AMC Burbank 30, the busiest theater complex in AMC’s chain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
U.S. retailers are fueling a longer-than-expected peak shipping season in Southern California, according to the leader of America’s busiest gateway for container imports, the WSJ Logistics Report’s Paul Berger writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
“Yes—it’s Friday night. This is our busiest time.”
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
In addition to helping customers with their plant selections, Mejia also rings them up at the register and then busies herself with tidying and organizing the shop.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2025
Meanwhile, Nouman busies himself with scouring the ground for twigs and bits of wood to make a fire.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 4, 2024
She and care worker Michelle Rispin laugh and joke with each other, as Michelle busies herself checking Kath has the food and help she needs.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2023
Jack, meanwhile, busies his hands calling up images on his impressive machine.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2023
She busies herself then with dusting off a pair of my shoes that have never taken a step.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
The immediate days after my wife moved out of our home, I busied myself in a “bounce back” way that’s been my signature move since forever.
From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2026
That is something Mr. Nguyen experienced personally when he busied himself pursuing publication in highly ranked journals instead of writing about what he truly loved: the philosophy of games.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
Local people busied themselves with clearing away the rubble and recovering a few possessions.
From Barron's ● Mar. 7, 2026
On turning 90, she continued to live quietly in Chichester, where she busied herself raising money for the cathedral roof.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2025
He glanced at Jinny, who busied herself with sitting down at the table, reaching for a plate, looking the other way.
From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder
Really though, you are only busying yourself and putting off the inevitable trek back home for a few more minutes.
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2025
Murdoch was also busying himself growing his operations in the US, where he gained a foothold in 1976 with US tabloid the New York Post.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2023
Perez found that she, like her mother, didn’t know how to stop busying herself to rest or be present with her children.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2023
Eastern time when Vande Hei, Shkaplerov and Dubrov could be seen busying themselves with procedures that needed to be completed before the hatch could be sealed.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2022
He smiled hopefully, and I glanced over at Twig, because she was the one who usually started talking in awkward situations, but she’d turned pink and was busying herself by picking apart a marshmallow.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
