overloaded

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He has kidney stones and is often in excruciating pain, but has been waiting more than a year for surgery because hospitals are overloaded and lack basic medicines.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

Most said they hadn’t met anyone they could marry, since the dating pool is overloaded with men who aren’t interested in marriage, or worse, are erratic or cruel.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

At the time, the business was short on cash and overloaded with debt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

"I find my own mental state is at its calmest outside whereas at home I can be overloaded with the chaos of housework," she says.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

There is other supporting research that shows how learning, memory, and decision making get impacted by an overloaded brain.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel