exhausted
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For expert Elisabeth Braw of the Atlantic Council, "it's a bit of a Hail Mary move" by Washington after it had "exhausted all options".
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
"This dramatic layering of young jets inside older, exhausted lobes is the signature of an episodic AGN -- a galaxy whose central engine keeps turning on and off over cosmic timescales."
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
As McIlroy fought to maintain any sort of lead in the closing holes, it was striking how exhausted he had suddenly started to look.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
It’s another exhausted method of generating tired old giggles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Then this lonely, exhausted man staggered in, looking as beaten as a Jack Russell who’d picked a fight with a Rottweiler.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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