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exhaustion

[ig-zaws-chuhn] / ɪgˈzɔs tʃən /


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While exhaustion is often blamed on stress or lack of sleep, researchers say poor nutrition may also play an important role.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

That exhaustion shapes daily life in these neighbourhoods, where most families depend on physically demanding work to survive.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

The merrymaking, though, ends in desolation, as the guests, including Betty herself, drop in exhaustion.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

"Heat exhaustion is one of the main issues" during the hajj, said Saudi health official Jamil Abu Al-Aynayn.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

The novelty of staring out train windows at sheep-dotted meadows had long since worn off, and the books they brought to read on the train had already been read to exhaustion.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood




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