exhausted
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The 41-year-old Vance looked exhausted as he left Pakistan on Sunday after 21 hours that failed to produce an agreement with Tehran to end a war he had never wanted to begin with.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 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
Typically, I would arrive from Manhattan on a Friday night, exhausted, to find a problem, like a pipe leaking in the basement.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
People might have lofty ambitions to read a great novel or learn how to play an instrument, but at the end of the day they turn on the TV because they’re exhausted.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
“You must be exhausted, dear. Please come lie down.”
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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