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fatigue

[fuh-teeg] / fΙ™Λˆtig /




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"When those systems become persistently dysregulated, the result may be the profound and disabling fatigue seen across multiple disorders."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Here are some promising approaches to easing alarm fatigue:

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Nurses had to listen to all those alarms and assess them, adding to alarm fatigue and potentially making it harder to respond to actual patient deterioration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

"If caffeine helps a person function during the day while simultaneously worsening the quality of nighttime recovery, a vicious circle may develop: greater fatigue, greater need for stimulation, and poorer sleep," says Prof. Kurpas.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

His eyes heavy with fatigue, Taran leaned forward and patted the stallion’s powerful neck.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander

Filmed near San Diego, the group engages in urban combat scenes and target practice, many wearing military fatigues.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

In an abandoned luxury apartment in the Syrian capital Damascus, armed men dressed in military fatigues sifted through designer clothes and documents.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

Born into a poor family in the western province of Artemisa on April 28, 1932, Valdes was instantly recognizable by his white goatee and green military fatigues.

From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026

Dressed in olive green fatigues, Raúl Castro stood next to Díaz-Canel and a line of aged Cuban officials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

Wearing his Marine fatigues, Uncle Jet proudly held a black rifle across his broad chest.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

By the end of a set, your muscles should feel tense and fatigued.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Shortly after its release, it went viral on Instagram reels and TikTok as creators used the song in a trend where they’d act fatigued before bursting into motion on beat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

Researchers found that the people told they'd slept badly reported feeling more fatigued, and were less mentally alert - even though the sleep scores were all fake.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Famed as a digital disruptor, Fedorov was tasked with modernising the army, fatigued after more than four years of fighting back against Russia's full-scale invasion.

From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026

His continual fear of being arrested, killed, accosted, or insulted fatigued him, and that may be one of the reasons he slept ten or twelve hours every night.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Describing the impact of the bombardment, one Tehran resident said that the constant "sound of ongoing blasts is fatiguing" and energy sapping.

From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026

To compensate, he encourages in-person discussions; failing that, video beats text, even if video meetings are fatiguing and can blunt creativity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2025

Using this type of control, the researchers found that muscles could be stimulated for more than an hour before fatiguing, while muscles became fatigued after only 15 minutes using FES stimulation.

From Science Daily ● May 22, 2024

There is a relentless, inescapable and, sometimes fatiguing quality to this Swift-Kelce monocultural vortex.

From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2024

Fifteen minutes of dicey, fatiguing crampon work brought me safely to the bottom of the incline, where I easily located my pack, and another ten minutes after that I was in camp myself.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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