exhausted
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But it might also be dinner for an exhausted parent who wants twenty minutes back and misses what the inside of a restaurant tastes like.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
Karen Davey, 41, had exhausted every avenue before turning to social media, where she said she did not "want to leave her family without a mother".
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
"It's a heavy burden, economically and socially. Everyone is already exhausted, and naturally, they want to live in calm, in peace, to be safe."
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
Just like some people prefer aloof cats to Labrador retrievers, some people get exhausted by my extroversion and geeky enthusiasm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
A few hours later, while the exhausted Don Quixote was still asleep, they grabbed him and put him in the cage.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
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