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fatigue

[fuh-teeg] / fəˈtig /




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"You feel exhausted, it's mostly mental fatigue," he said while standing next to a group of friends wearing orange vests and helmets.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

"People are realising constant swiping isn't actually leading to real-world dates, which only heightens dating fatigue," said Ryan.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

In a voice heavy with fatigue, she recounted more days of fever, sweats, hallucinations and temporary blindness.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

It was only Snell’s second start of the season, after a late build-up in spring training because of shoulder fatigue, a May season debut, and surgery to remove loose bodies from his elbow.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

Dr. Chloe Marrigan wears her fatigue like a suit of armor.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Some people waiting in food lines say they miss the leadership of a man who bestrode the island in his trademark green military fatigues and whose memory still looms.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Meeting in Ankara with Sharaa, who has traded his guerrilla fatigues for a suit, Trump said, "He's doing an unbelievable job in unifying Syria. What a job he's doing."

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

Dunne died aged 99 in 2019, but Haywood waited patiently this week to present Harry a photo of her mother alongside him, in his army fatigues.

From BBC Apr. 18, 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

Mitchell Sanders carried a set of starched tiger fatigues for special occasions.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien

It remains to be seen if these strategies will work—some voters will be energized; others will become fatigued by it and lose interest.

From Slate Aug. 3, 2026

During his barely six months in the post, Fedorov repeatedly clashed with the army's top commander in his efforts to digitise and modernise an army fatigued after four years fighting off the Russian invasion.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

Tracy Austin, a semi-finalist at Wimbledon in 1979, added: "Great movement from Coco Gauff. To me she looks just as fit as she was at the start of the match. Muchova looking a little fatigued."

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

In recent years, controllers say they have grown increasingly frayed and fatigued due to chronic staffing shortages and frequent equipment outages.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 23, 2026

“Killing giants is not for the easily fatigued, my friends.”

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

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

Journeying to play against MLS rivals, on the other hand, would add to what is already one of the most arduous and fatiguing travel schedules of any first-division league in the world.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 6, 2024

On the one hand, Koffi was grateful for the respite; the splendor had a distinctly fatiguing effect after a while.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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