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fatigue

[fuh-teeg] / fΙ™Λˆtig /




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The trio of traitors had been tasked with being as boring as possible, and yawned theatrically in one of the castle's communal rooms in the hope that their apparent fatigue would be contagious.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

The researchers suggest that this constant stimulation can strain attention, make sustained concentration more difficult, and contribute to mental fatigue.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

In April, Blair said she remained in remission but continued to experience fatigue and other lasting symptoms.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

While a dozen different cellphone plans could create choice fatigue for a human shopper, an AI agent can easily compare different options and provide a recommendation.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

They all watched as she hurried from the room, but no one questioned her, such was the general fatigue.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

These can be seen on the tarmac at Kisangani's airport, dressed in green fatigues and carrying out maintenance on military aircraft.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Then more than 70 people got out of the vehicles, men dressed in military fatigues and balaclavas, cheering and playing music.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 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

Unlike he so often did in the months leading up to the US military intervention, Cabello was not wearing military fatigues.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

She wore a bush hat and filthy green fatigues; she carried the standard M-16 automatic assault rifle; her face was black with charcoal.

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

My grip strength, which is viewed as a marker of overall health, also didn’t correlate, and the clinician started a thoughtful conversation: Was I fatigued?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

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

“The End of Oak Street” has everything a viewer could want — especially a viewer fatigued by the Hollywood sequel system and all its shortcomings.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

“Exhausted, fatigued from sleepless nights, from stressful work in the freezing cold, they somehow at once pulled themselves up.”

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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

Her bones are so weak that her back muscles have to work harder to keep her upright, making gigs a fatiguing endurance test.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2024

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

From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2024

He learned that sandstoning was even more monotonous than sanding the drill, and far more fatiguing.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw


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